There have been hundreds of residents leaving their homes as flood waters moving in were knocking out area sewage plants and causing major over-crowding on main roads. On Wednesday, the eastern coastal highways were a maze of roundabout ways and road blocks.
The rain came down for 3 days before it began to slow down to a trickle.
The weather people put out a warning about the most dangerous of the floods would be spread from Maine to New York. This was proclaimed while the rivers were preparing to crown for the second time within a month.
Rhode Island is a state along the coast area of the country and it was receiving the worst damage and major floods. They are going through the worst flooding in over 100 years for their area.
Amtrak trains discontinued service due to water over the tracks.
Unnecessary state crews received the day off on Rhode Island. Schools and business’s were asked to close.
Residents were asked not to flush toilets and to not wash laundry since sewage plant was malfunctioning. They were also asked to stay off roads.
According to the Governor of Rhode Island, it is the the worst flood anyone living in the state has ever experienced.
An emergency was declared for Rhode Island by President Barack Obama Tueday evening. It will allow the state to receive federal aid for disaster relief.
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