Stores Looted During Providence Flash Flooding: PM Patch RI

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• Providence Flash Flooding: Mayor Smiley Addresses Damage, Looting: Firefighters in Providence rescued more than two dozen people after flash flooding caused the West River to overflow and left 25 stranded. Police say at least two stores were looted during the flooding.
• Manatee Spotted In Rhode Island Waters For First Time In 7 Years: Manatees, often called sea cows typically prefer warmer waters, like off the coast of Florida. But the sea mammal was spotted in a RI pond.
• Man Dies After Car Crashes, Catches Fire In East Providence: When police officers responded to the crash, they found a sedan on its passenger side, engulfed in flames near Veterans Memorial Parkway.

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• Town Of Narragansett: 2023 Gansett Days.

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