Thursday’s storm caused the second flooding event in Hollis, Queens in three months.

Some residents who were getting work done on their homes from the flooding in May said they are now devastated.

“It just broke you, it just simply broke you,” said Gowswami Budhram.

He said he’s heartbroken to see a vacate order on his front door. His home, which he’s lived in for more than three decades, is no longer livable after Thursday’s severe flooding on 183rd Street near 91st Avenue.

The last major storm event in May flooded his entire basement, all the way up to the first floor. Construction was underway on his four-bedroom house when he was dealt another blow.

“We put up a new foundation, and then this rain last night just came and wiped the entire foundation out,” he said. “It’s devastating, it’s devastating, you’re spending all your money trying to fix it, and mother nature just comes.”

And two houses down from Budhram’s house, strong floodwater knocked down a resident’s front gate. A brick structure also ripped from the ground.

George Lee said his house was spared from Thursday’s flooding.

“Well, it’s scary, let’s put it this way,” said Lee.

But because he lives in a flood-prone area, he said he tries to stay ahead of any wet weather event.

“Every single time it rain, I have to go through the whole process, putting the sandbags there, and closing all my windows in the basement,” said Lee.

Lee, who has lived in the neighborhood for six decades, said he believes a long-term solution is for the city to buy him and the other residents out.

“They spend so much money fixing these streets in last couple years, you know, they could buy everybody’s house, so everybody just say goodbye,” he said.

The Department of Environmental Protection said in a statement that it is investing in flood-prone neighborhoods and building out infrastructure across the city.

“The agency is advancing a multi layered approach to stormwater management — combining sewer upgrades with underground stormwater storage, rain gardens, and bluebelts that capture and hold rainwater before it enters the sewer system. These improvements will help reduce inland flooding and protect nearby homes and streets,” the statement read.

City officials added that Thursday’s storm continues a pattern of short, intense downpours, increasingly common in recent years.