Heavy rain swamps New England

LEOMINSTER, Mass. -- Heavy rainfall -- nearly 10 inches in 6 hours -- flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with two communities declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes and forced boat rescues of residents. Concern about a dam listed in poor condition led to more evacuations.

Related Keywords

Maine ,United States ,Barrett Park ,Leominster ,Massachusetts ,New Hampshire ,Rhode Island ,Boston ,David Sharp ,Athur Elbthal ,Holly Ramer ,Rodrique Ngowi ,David Lieb ,Lisa Rathke ,Maura Healey ,Matthew Belk ,Steve Leblanc ,National Weather Service ,Associated Press ,Emergency Management Agency ,Hurricane Lee ,Mayor Dean Mazzarella ,Tropical Storm Diane ,North Attleborough ,Federal Emergency Management Agency ,North Nashua River ,Barrett Park Pond Dam ,Engineer National Inventory ,