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Recovery from Rhode Island flooding could take months

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(CNN) — [intlink id=”622515″ type=”post”]Flood-weary residents[/intlink] in Rhode Island surveyed the damage as waters started receding, with officials saying Thursday the long-term recovery could take months.

“The Pawtuxet River, which impacts our community, crested,” said Fire Battalion Chief Joseph Greenwell. “But at this point, there’s widespread damage throughout the city from the river, which overflowed its banks.”

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