Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm slams the region, killing at least 5
Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine — Just days before the Christmas holiday, people across the northeastern U.S. were mopping up Tuesday after a major storm dumped torrential rains and brought damaging winds from Pennsylvania to Maine, as some rivers in the region rose even higher. “It’s been a good day so far,” she said Tuesday, noting this time she just got a couple of inches of water in her basement. Janet Mills declared a civil state of emergency for most of the state, noting the storm had “left hundreds of thousands of people without power” and “caused significant flooding and infrastructure damage, including to the state’s federal-aid highways.” In Portland, a 60-foot white pine tree came crashing down at the home of Ellen Briggs, who was away at the time. The Androscoggin River in Rumford, Maine, reached a maximum stage of 22 feet in a 24-hour period ending early Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. “I can’t imagine the toll that has on anyone.” Authorities in northwestern Connecticut said they responded to numerous accidents Tuesday morning as roads drenched from Monday’s rain froze and created slippery conditions.
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