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New York state officials say progress is being made in removing tons of debris washed into one of the Finger Lakes by flash flooding earlier this week.

A woman and her dog have been reunited two days after they were both swept into a New York lake by flash flooding caused by torrential downpours.

Authorities are warning boaters to be alert for large amounts of debris washed into upstate New York lakes, rivers and canals by torrential rainfall earlier this week.

Clean-up and recovery efforts are underway in several upstate New York counties where flash flooding damaged homes, vehicles and infrastructure from the Finger Lakes region to the Binghamton area.

Flash floods caused by pre-dawn downpours washed out bridges, submerged vehicles, clogged yards and roads with debris and temporarily trapped dozens of people in their upstate New York homes Tuesday, causing extensive damage but no reported deaths.

Authorities say flash flooding caused by heavy rains has inundated roads and damaged homes in sections of the Finger Lakes region.