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Flooding causes road closures in New Hampshire communities

Flooding causes road closures in New Hampshire communities
TOWN. SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY’VE GOTTEN THEIR CARS STUCK IN THE MUD, AND OTHERS DON’T EVEN WANT TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS HIGH WATER. WELL, WILLIAMS FIELD IS THE WORST I THINK I’VE EVER SEEN IT. IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT I’VE OWNED A BUSINESS HERE IN TOWN, WILLIAMS FIELD IN DOWNTOWN CANAAN IS LOOKING MORE LIKE A TOWN POOL. AFTER THIS WEEK’S WET WEATHER CAUSED FLOODING IN THE AREA, PARTS OF NEARBY. GRAYSVILLE ROAD COMPLETELY UNDERWATER. OUR POLICE CHIEF, RYAN PORTER, SHOWED US WHERE THE BANK GAVE WAY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE TO GET BY. THERE ARE PROBABLY 6 OR 7 HOUSES ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO WE EXPECT THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. MEANTIME, A COUPLE MILES DOWN ROUTE, FOUR OTHER PEOPLE HAD TO GET CREATIVE. I AM HAVING TO WHEELBARROW MY GROCERIES UP TO MY HOUSE, WHICH IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE IN FROM ROUTE FOUR. GRETCHEN, LET US HELP HER CARRY SOME OF HER GROCERIES IN GRAFTON. HAS IT BEEN THIS BAD BEFORE? NO IT HASN’T. OFFICIALS SAY SEVERAL TOWN ROADS HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN WASHED OUT THIS YEAR AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. NOW, THE CONCERN IS THAT THEY’RE GOING TO GET WASHED OUT AGAIN. EVERYTHING IS REALLY TIGHT, RIGHT NOW. THIS IS PRETTY SCARY TO SEE THIS KIND OF HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I’M A LITTLE BIT WORRIED FOR EVERYBODY. I KNOW THAT THE ROAD CREWS HERE IN CANAAN TRY TO HELP OUT AS BEST THEY CAN. PEOPLE CONSTANTLY ARE ASKING, YOU KNOW, GET THE ROADS GRADED, GET THEM PASSING FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE, OBVIOUSLY I KNOW THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN. PARTS OF 118 ALSO HAD SOME HIGH WATER, BUT FROM WHAT WE SAW WERE PASSABLE. THE CHIEF OF POLICE WANTS TO REMIND PEOPLE TO BE CAUTIOUS, DRIVING ON ANY ROAD WITH WATER AN
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Flooding causes road closures in New Hampshire communities
The flooding led to several road closures around Canaan, including on Graceville Road, where some residents had a tough time getting out of their homes.

The flooding led to several road closures around Canaan, including on Graceville Road, where some residents had a tough time getting out of their homes.

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