People in flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island are cleaning up even as they brace for more rain Wednesday.
This photo provided by Rhode Island Dept. of Transportation shows flooding at a shopping plaza in Providence, R.I., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Heavy rainfall has flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with one city declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes, creating moats around their foundations, and stranded drivers.
Up to 300 people were evacuated by Tuesday morning in Leominster, about 40 miles northwest of Boston, Mayor Dean Mazzarella said. That included residents of a high-rise apartment building and a nursing home. Schools closed and shelters were opened. Belk said a trained spotter near Leominster recorded 9.5 inches of rain. The record for rainfall in a single day in Massachusetts was set Aug. 18, 1955, when Tropical Storm Diane dropped just over 18 inches in Westfield, Belk said.
Dawn Packer, who runs a North Attleborough home preschool, looked across the street Tuesday evening to see a UPS truck floating in several feet of water. Soon her yard was flooding. “It just kept getting worse,” he said. “I watched the water go from trickling into my garage floor to coming in my front door in a matter of 35 minutes.”
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