Heavy Rain Floods Homes, Businesses In Newton

By Christina Hager, CBS Boston

August 9, 2023

NEWTON - Joe Eramo was on Route 9 in Natick when his Chevy Equinox came to a full stop Tuesday morning. "When I opened up the door, it flooded in," he said.

Like countless others, he was stuck. "I was driving. I saw some cars go through, and I thought my car was going to be able to go through. It stuck, and water started coming in," he said.

Water also gushed through the streets of Newton, spilling into the home of a daycare provider on Upland Avenue. "I've seen this in Kansas, not Massachusetts, so this is pretty unusual," said Amy Kaufman, who scrambled to pick up her three-year-old, among nine kids who had to suddenly leave.

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