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"The elements wreaked havoc in two cities across the country from each other yesterday, as a fire consumed the famed Seaside Heights boardwalk in New Jersey and a flash flood in Boulder, CO, forced thousands to evacuate. Just 11 months after Superstorm Sandy obliterated the Seaside boardwalk, a rampant fire that started in an ice cream shop destroyed four blocks of arcades, shops and food stands. &amp;quot;After all the effort and time and resources that we put in to help the folks in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights rebuild, to see this going on...is just unthinkable,&amp;quot; remarked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Residents and business owners could only watch in terror as the section of the boardwalk that was relatively untouched by the hurricane was devastated. While no residences were damaged, business owners and Jersey natives alike are traumatized by the further decimation of their beloved boardwalk. Despite the situation, shop owners are determined to rebuild yet again. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m gonna wake up tomorrow and figure it out. We&amp;#039;ll start all over again tomorrow,&amp;quot; said Joe Maruca, owner of one destroyed restaurant, Maruca&amp;#039;s Tomato Pies. Over in the West, severe thunderstorms ravaged homes and businesses in a much different fashion. By 11:15 P.M. MDT on Thursday, residents of Boulder, CO, were warned to move to higher ground as torrential downpours caused major flooding and the deaths of at least three people. While the National Guard was able to provide humanitarian assistance late Thursday night, the storms made it impossible for helicopters to conduct search-and-rescue operations. President Obama even signed a declaration Thursday evening that allows federal aid to go toward disaster relief efforts in the area. Our hearts go out to those in Seaside Heights, NJ, and Boulder, CO, affected by these tragedies. Share your well wishes for residents in those areas in the comments below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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