PLYMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Gov. Chris Sununu (soo-NOO’-noo) is seeking plans to address short- and long-term issues related to ice dams after flooding left dozens of vehicles submerged in several feet of water at Plymouth State University.
Students were told Sunday morning they had to move their cars from a campus parking lot.
A blockade of ice in the Pemigewasset River prevented water from flowing freely and caused severe flooding. More than 200 vehicles were towed, but at least 50 became submerged in water up to their windows.
Sununu, a Republican, asked state officials Tuesday to create a list of solutions to minimize the impact of ice dams and report back within the next 45 days.
Ideas include installing cameras and ice motion detectors upstream, addressing infrastructure problems and better communicating flood risk areas.
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