New England Floods Force Hundreds to Flee - States of Emergencies declared, N.H., Mass.

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/14/06 | David Tirrell-Wysocki - ap

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Flood waters rush down Walnut Street in Peabody, Mass., Sunday, May 14, 2006, after heavy rain. Gov. Mitt Romney declared a state of emergency Sunday, activating the National Guard and other state services to help local officials respond to the torrential rain that hasn't let up since Friday. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

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A flooded car is shown in a shopping center Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Hooksett, N.H. Torrential rain forced hundreds of people from their homes in parts of New England on Sunday, as water flowed over dams and washed out roads. The governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts declared states of emergency, activating the National Guard to help communities respond to the storm. Maine's governor also declared a state of emergency for one county. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

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Maryann Levesque checks for leaking gas at an area of road damaged by flood waters on Pleasant Street in Concord, N.H., Sunday, May 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

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Boston University students march into BU's Nickerson Field in Boston, holding umbrellas in the heavy rain, Sunday, May 14, 2006, during their commencement. Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney declared a state of emergency in Massachusetts on Sunday as heavy rain soaked the region flooding basements, closing roads and threatening mud slides. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki)

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Senior citizens wait on a school bus to be evacuated from the Tannery II apartments for the elderly and disabled in Peabody, Mass., Sunday, May 14, 2006 after the housing unit was flooded following three days of rain which have dumped more than nine inches of rain in parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

[timer]

A buoyant flood road would have saved them; but, sigh : you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink...so now they are drinking flood water...

[RedRover]

Sean Penn and Oprah are on their way.

[Bahbah]

Are you keeping your head above water out there?

[MAexile]

I'm up here in Derry, NH. I think the flood waters have stooped rising. Of course the swamp behind the house looks like a river now, and the local golf course resembles an inland sea...

[Gay State Conservative]

And in a related story,the QE II was seen pulling into Hyannisport Harbor to rescue the panic stricken inhabitants of that quaint working-class Bay State village.

[When do we get liberated?]

Thats the guy who got the last run at the package store

[A message]

Prayers for an end to the rain and safety for those in the path of flooding.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Here's a car that was pulled from the flood:

[jla]

Build an ark and allow only conservatives aboard.
Be vigilant though, as Mitt Romney may very well disguise himself and try to sneak on.

[television is just wrong]

I remember that car. That belonged the the senator swimmer.

[MaDeuce]

Tell me about it ... I've been pumping out my basement since 7am this morning and am not going to sleep to night because I have to keep pumping every 45 minutes or so to keep the water from covering the entire basement floor.

I'm in fear of my septic system and leach field backing up into the house. No showers, no flushing (unless it brown), and use paper plates.

I've been running the wood stove since this morning also in the basement to help dry out things.

After this ... I don't want to see rain again till after Labor day ... I don't care if my bushes and grass die ... I'm about ready for Arizona now.

When will this miserable rain end!!!!!!

[NewHampshireDuo]

Our basement where we live in south central NH has never been wet in the 27 years we've owned our house. It was dry at 3:00 PM today. I went down there at about 7:00 and there was water covering half the floor, close to an inch deep in some spots. Too shallow for a sump pump (which we of course don't have since we've never needed one). Within a few minutes we killed our little wet vac. Ended up borrowing a sump pump, putting it in a trash barrel and then scooping water from the floor with plastic containers. Quit just after midnight with most of the water down to a skimming on the floor. Start again in the AM hopefully for the final cleanup as opposed to more major bailing.

However, we have to count ourselves lucky compared to many around here.

[nutmeg]

Checking my basement a couple of times a day. So far so good...

[Mongeaux]

A dam in Milton, N.H., was in danger of failing, which could send a 10-foot wall of water downstream, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin. People downstream were being evacuated in the town.

I live about 3 minutes downriver of that dam and they are asking everybody in my mobile home park to evacuate. But I am too comfy - after all it's RAINING outside. I drove up to Milton NH and got pics of it just before sunset:















No sign of the 10 foot wall of water yet but I am keeping an eye out for it.

[Pat Meebles]

I live in Hyde Park (subsection of Boston). Where I live is a hill, so not only has it not flooded here, but I didn't even know about the state of emergency until now.

[saveliberty]

:-) We are fine. We are in the higher elevation and also are away from the worst areas - Peabody, East Boston and parts of Worcester. We could use some windy days to help dry up the excess water, but it's really families in those areas who need help.