Heavy rain brings flash flooding in parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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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.(RIDOT via AP)Roads and sidewalks are damaged following heavy rain in Leominster, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The deluge flooded other parts of Massachusetts as well as Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)Homeowner John Schiller assesses damage to the his driveway after heavy rainfall in Leominster, Mass. and other parts of Massachusetts, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)From left, car dealership owner Rick Durand Owner of Durand Cadillac and controller Michelle Bettez react beside three vehicles that fell into a sinkhole that was washed out of his car dealership Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Leominster, Mass. after more than 9 inches of rain fell overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)Road crews assess a sinkhole on Chestnut Street in Leominster, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island were flooded by heavy rain Monday night. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)Home owner John Schuller assesses flood damage to the road leading to his house in Leominster, Mass., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)Workers survey the damage to a Commuter Rail train line which was washed out Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Leominster, Mass. after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)Crews work on a section of Pleasant Street in Leominster, Mass., which was washed out Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)Keolis employees survey the damage to a Commuter Rail train abutment which was washed out Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Leominster, Mass. after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)Phillip Eng, General Manager and CEO of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, second from left, speaks with crews surveying damage to a Commuter Rail train linewhich was washed out Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Leominster, Mass. after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)A brook in Leominster, Mass. overflows into the garage of a home following heavy rains overnight, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)Workers survey the damage to a Commuter Rail train line which was washed out Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Leominster, Mass. after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)A man surveys damage to a house on Hamilton Street in Leominster, Mass. after heavy rain fall in the town overnight. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
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.(RIDOT via AP)