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Food waters recede, leaving stranded cars behind

After several sudden inches of rainfall, many streets in Worcester flooded and dozens of cars were stranded.

Food waters recede, leaving stranded cars behind
After several sudden inches of rainfall, many streets in Worcester flooded and dozens of cars were stranded.
WEBVTT , NICOLE. NICOLE: GOOD MORNING, ANTOINETTE, TODD. MUCH OF THE FLOODING HAS RECEDED IN THIS AREA, BUT TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME. MANY STREETS REMAIN CLOSED AND THIS IS WHY. THEY'RE STILL TOWING VEHICLES, THOSE VE -- VEHICLES FLOODED. WE'RE ON SOUTHBRIDGE STREET, ONE OF MANY CARS STRANDED ACROSS THE STREET LAST NIGHT. HIGH FLOODWATERS FORCING EMERGENCY CREWS TO CLOSE SEVERAL STREETS IN THE AREA. ONE MAN SO STUCK, HE HAD TO STAND ON THE TOP OF HIS CAR ON SOUTHBRIDGE STREET WHILE WAITING TO BE RESCUED, ONE OF DOZENS OF RESCUES BY EMERGENCY CREWS LAST NIGHT. ON NEARBY CAMBRIDGE STREET, WATER LEVELS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET DEEP. NEIGHBORS SAY THERE ARE AT LEAST 13 RESCUES FROM THAT ONE SPOT ALONE. >> NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL. ROADS BLOCKED EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE GETTING PULLED ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT WAS NUTS. NICOLE: TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A MANHOLE COVER RIPPED OFF, SINK HOLES AND STRANDED CARS FILLING THE STREETS. CREWS HAVE DAMAGED POTHOLES THIS MORNING BUT RESIDENTS ARE CAUTIONED SOME MAIN REMAIN LIFTED. FLOODING MAY HAVE CAUSED RAW SEWAGE TO OVERFLOW AS WELL. SO YOU WANT TO BE CAREFUL IN THOSE FLOODED AREAS. AGAIN, CREWS WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET THOSE FLOODED CARS OFF THE ROADS.
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Food waters recede, leaving stranded cars behind
After several sudden inches of rainfall, many streets in Worcester flooded and dozens of cars were stranded.
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