Flash flooding in Massachusetts town leaves residents trapped, submerged vehicles as more rain expected across swaths of southeast New England

CNN — Dangerous flooding in the city of Leominster, Massachusetts, has trapped residents, submerged vehicles and sent water gushing through the str...

September 12, 2023
7:52 AM

CNN — Dangerous flooding in the city of Leominster, Massachusetts, has trapped residents, submerged vehicles and sent water gushing through the streets as storms bring the threat of flooding across portions of the Northeast, officials say. Leominster, a city in central Massachusetts about 40 miles northwest of Boston, is under a local state of emergency due to flooding 'all over the city,' Mayor Dean Mazzarella said in a Facebook post on Monday. Heavy rains that began Monday and are expected to continue across western portions of Massachusetts overnight have prompted flood or flash flood warnings in the area through Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Sara Smart