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JAMaine Flooding
May 1, 2008
Recent rains and melting snow along the St John River forced the evacuation of 100 homes in Fort Kent, Maine today as floodwaters continued to rise. The river rose more than 30 feet and spilled into the town, leaving stores and homes on Main Street under seven to eight feet of water. Yesterday, about 600 people were forced to leave the town when the river threatened to rise above a 30-foot dike built to protect the area. Luckily, the water level seems to have subsided before inundating the entire area. There were no reports of injuries due to the flooding.
