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Heavy rain causes damaging flash flood in Leominster, Massachusetts

(12 Sep 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4453189 ++SOUNDBITES PARTIALLY COVERED ++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Leominster, Mass - 12 September 2023 1. Various, train tracks decimated by flood waters HEADLINE: Leominster, Mass hit hard by heavy rains, flooding 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dean Mazzarella, Leominster Mayor: "We've lost a number of roads. We lost a few buildings. Structural damage. All of these rivers overflowed and brought debris. And literally we have a dumpster that came, we think maybe a half a mile." 3. Various, flood waters in streets and gutters 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Dean Mazzarella, Leominster Mayor: "We have a partial building collapse just around the corner. Most of the buildings downtown were flooded and most of downtown was flooded." 5. Various, worker shoveling mud from inside restaurant 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Dean Mazzarella, Leominster Mayor: "So today we're evaluating. We had to close our schools. We have a significant amount of damage to our schools, the rest of the schools we use for shelters. We had to evacuate by boat a number of people. We had a high rise that needed to be evacuated to a rest home that need to be evacuated. We lost power. So anything that could go wrong went wrong. But everybody's safe and that's the most important part." 7. Mann pumping water 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Paula Deacon , Superintendent Leominster Public Schools: "To see people in that much need. It's something I've never experienced. But to watch our city. There were so many people here with open arms to help navigate. We just all jumped in." 9. Various, damaged cars STORYLINE: Heavy rainfall has flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as water poured into homes, creating moats around their foundations, and stranded drivers. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to evacuations. More storms were in the forecast for Wednesday, and although it was still early, winds and flooding from Hurricane Lee were expected to affect Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts, southeastern New Hampshire and central and coastal Maine during the weekend, forecasters said. Mayor Dean Mazzarella in Leominster, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Boston, urged people not to venture outside as roads flooded Monday night, but some residents were evacuated as water came into their basements. All schools were closed Tuesday and two shelters were set up. "To see people in that much need. It's something I've never experienced," Leominster Schools Superintendent Paula Deacon said outside the shelter, where at least 80 people had stayed overnight. Deacon said she’s never experienced that type of emergency response and came away impressed. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...