One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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The rain before the snow
Maria Baltazar takes cover from the rain Tuesday in downtown Lewiston. Snow is in the forecast for Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Heading home from Bates College
Geoffrey Stehli heads home after visiting the Museum of Art at Bates College in Lewiston on Thursday. Stehli visits the campus often, but it takes him a bit longer to get there now that he is using a walker to get around. Stehli said that he is looking forward to Saturday’s Bates Orchestra concert and […]
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Fall colors peak on a dreary day
A pedestrian walks along College Street in Lewiston on Monday afternoon in a light rain. The autumn foliage is in peak color this week in the region. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Rain cools down Maine after heat wave
PORTLAND (AP) — Record-setting warm temperatures throughout northern New England are cooling off. Temperatures are beginning to cool down amid rainfall Thursday. The National Weather Service warns of coastal flooding amid heavy rainfall in Maine and New Hampshire. The National Weather Service says Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday saw a record high of 82 degrees. The […]
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Wet day for walkers
Rain falls on a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon as she walks along Chestnut Street in Lewiston. Heavy rain fell most of the afternoon throughout the region. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Scattered showers to continue Tuesday
Emiliana De la Cruz, left, and her daughter, Carolina De la Cruz, walk Lisbon Street in downtown Lewiston on Monday morning after having visited a friend. Rain is expected to continue Tuesday, with high temperatures in the low 50s. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Wind-driven rain lashes Maine, causing power outages
An early spring storm packing heavy rain and powerful wind gusts caused widespread power outages and flooded roads throughout southern Maine on Monday. More than 9,000 customers of Central Maine Power were without power late Monday night, with the largest concentrations in Gorham, Harpswell and Phippsburg, according to Central Maine Power. As of 9:13 p.m., […]
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‘It’s a mess’
Officials said Monday it will be several days before some roads are reopened and power is restored across the state because of a powerful storm that blew into Maine late Sunday night with winds topping 70 mph. Central Maine Power said the number of outages — more than 400,000 at midday Monday — was more […]
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More wet weather soaks region
Walter Stradt of Lewiston waits in the rain for the bus at the Auburn Plaza on Wednesday. Rain showers are expected for the next few days. Wednesday’s weather didn’t have the same drama as the storms of the day before, but meteorologists warned that the possibility of flooding would linger into Thursday. The National Weather Service […]