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Maine river crests after surging to record high
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FORT KENT, Maine --The rain-swollen St. John River crested early Thursday after hitting a new record high, forcing residents to flee to higher ground as more than 100 homes flooded.
Rain and melting snow raised the St. John to more than 30 feet - about 5 feet above flood stage - causing widespread flooding. But the community dodged a bullet because the water never topped a levee that protects downtown, said Bruce Fitzgerald, spokesman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency...
Scientists described the flooding for the community of 4,200 people in Fort Kent as "greater than a 100-year event," said Lynette Miller, a spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.
Across the river in Canada, officials issued warnings to residents in low-lying areas around Fredericton, New Brunswick, about 200 miles from Fort Kent. Up to 1,300 homes there were threatened by rising water...
http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/604649.html
FORT KENT, Maine --The rain-swollen St. John River crested early Thursday after hitting a new record high, forcing residents to flee to higher ground as more than 100 homes flooded.
Rain and melting snow raised the St. John to more than 30 feet - about 5 feet above flood stage - causing widespread flooding. But the community dodged a bullet because the water never topped a levee that protects downtown, said Bruce Fitzgerald, spokesman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency...
Scientists described the flooding for the community of 4,200 people in Fort Kent as "greater than a 100-year event," said Lynette Miller, a spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.
Across the river in Canada, officials issued warnings to residents in low-lying areas around Fredericton, New Brunswick, about 200 miles from Fort Kent. Up to 1,300 homes there were threatened by rising water...