New Businessman Offering To Help Oxford And Seymour Residents In Need

OXFORD, CT — As citizens of Oxford, Seymour and surrounding areas begin to rebuild after the devastation of fatal floodwaters which pulverized the region late Sunday afternoon, a new businessman is doing his part to help provide immediate assistance with some essential food items.

From Tuesday through Friday this week, a recently-opened gas station and convenience store, The RoadRunners, will provide milk and bread free of charge to residents of Oxford and Seymour who provide a photo ID.

"We want to do our part to help out our new neighbors with some immediate needs," owner Huss Gondal told Patch.

The business at 1 Oxford Road had long been a Mobil Mart. Gondal opened it as The RoadRunners just a few weeks ago.

"Most people know it as the former Mobil," Gondal said.

Powerful downpours which dumped more than a foot of rain on western Connecticut in a 3-hour stretch late Sunday afternoon caused considerable flooding. Some roadways and driveways caved in, some bridges collapsed and water damage caused destruction which will likely cost upwards of $100 million to repair, an official said.

Two women died as a result of being swept away by floodwaters.