Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard setup

Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard setup a tarp, on top of which a barrier is made of stone and sandbags in an attempt to hold off erosion along the Lake Ontario shoreline after rising water levels have resulted in flooding and a state of emergency being declared on May 2 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Kendall, N.Y., May 18, 2017. Eroding shorelines have has been one of the problems affecting homes, businesses and other structures along the lake, with the New York National Guard having filled more than 240,000 sandbags to protect these communities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell)