Flooding ravages Northeastern United States
{{date|May 16, 2006}}
[[Image:US 1 empty.JPG|thumb|275px|right|On a typical day a lively flow of traffic is here, but this six-mile stretch of [[w:US Route 1|US Route 1]] was shut down due to flooding, between [[w:Interstate 95|Interstate 95]]/[[w:Massachusetts Route 128|Massachusetts Route 128]] and [[w:Route 60 (Massachusetts)|Massachusetts Route 60]].]]
The [[w:New England|New England]] region of the United States has received the heaviest rainfall in decades leading to flooding and massive road closures. The states affected are [[w:Maine|Maine]], [[w:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] and [[w:New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]. A [[w:state of emergency|state of emergency]] has been declared in all these areas. The floods have also led to thousands of evacuations in many cities. Only a single death has been reported.

The main concern in many cities and towns is whether the dams that hold rivers from flowing in cities will hold long enough.

These floods are the worst in New England since 1936 when over 150 died. 


==Maine==
In Maine, many roads and bridges were damaged or submerged as residents were evacuated from their homes in Lebanon because of two dams near breaking point.

==Massachusetts==
In Haverhill, Mass. sewage pipes broke spilling 115 million gallons of sewage into the city a day. Over 1000 people have had to evacuate their homes In Lowell because of the flooding.

In Peabody, Mass. the downtown area is currently flooded.

==New Hampshire==
Over 600 roads were damaged or completely submerged by the floods in many areas of the state. The hardest hit cities have been Manchester and Newmarket who are both leading in the most amount of evacuations. The flood waters have also weakened and destroyed many dams.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aol1dhKNFI04&refer=us|title=More Rain Forecast for New England; Flooding Remains a Concern|author=Vivek Shankar|pub=Bloomberg|date=May 16, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/16/the_saturation_point_flooding_besets_region_more_rain_in_forecast/|title=Flooding besets region; more rain in forecast|author=Brian MacQuarrie|pub=Boston Globe|date=May 16, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20060515-1302-newenglandflooding.html|title=New England is hit with more rain and major river flooding|author=Brooke Donald|pub=Associated Press|date=May 16, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/16/us/16flood.html|title=New England Deluged by Worst Flooding in Decades|author=Katie Zezima|pub=New York Times|date=May 16, 2006}}
*[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,195599,00.html FoxNews Story]
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12813574/ Msnbc News Story]

[[category:Weather]]
[[category:United States]]
[[category:Maine]]
[[category:Massachusetts]]
[[category:New Hampshire]]
US Route 1 was shut down due to flooding, between Interstate 95/Massachusetts Route 128 and Massachusetts Route 60.
The New England region of the United States has received the heaviest rainfall in decades leading to flooding and massive road closures. The states affected are Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. A state of emergency has been declared in all these areas. The floods have also led to thousands of evacuations in many cities. Only a single death has been reported.

The main concern in many cities and towns is whether the dams that hold rivers from flowing in cities will hold long enough.

These floods are the worst in New England since 1936 when over 150 died. 


In Peabody, Mass. the downtown area is currently flooded.