New Englanders Wait For Waters To Recede

Thursday, May 18th, 2006 Catastrophe Property

Rivers crested and rains eased Tuesday as New Englanders began to assess the damage caused by the region’s worst flooding since the 1930s. Police reported a single fatality, a 59 year old man whose body was found in a partially submerged car north of Boston. State officials prepared to apply for federal help after a week of rain drove at least 2,500 people from their homes, flooded businesses, closed schools and washed out hundreds of roads in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire. Gov. Mitt Romney said damage would exceed tens of millions in Massachusetts alone. He said he was waiting for a precise calculation of damage before applying for federal assistance.

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http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2006-05-17-new-england-flooding_x.htm

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