Power Cut To Dozens Of Quincy Homes Affected By Flooding
QUINCY (CBS) - Overnight rain and an astronomical high tide led to flooding in coastal areas of Quincy on Monday morning.
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Backyards and basements along Lafayette and Armory Streets are flooded out.
At the request of emergency officials, National Grid cut power to 50-60 homes in the area. One worker said power could be out for days while crews work to pump out all of the water.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports.
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"I opened the cellar door, looked down in the cellar, and it was just a river, a river of water rushing in," said Jimmy Cipriano, a Quincy homeowner. "I probably have about 3 and a half, 4 feet of water."
Cripriano added that in the 10-plus years he's lived in Quincy, he has never seen flooding this bad.
The flooded area is two blocks from Wollaston Beach.
