Evacuations Not Uncommon for Residents of Stonington, Conn.

(NECN/WTNH) - One are in the Connecticut flood zone is the town of Stonington. Residents in the Birdland neighborhood are used to being evacuated.

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has activated the National Guard to help with flooding in the eastern part of the state.

Early today, Stonington ordered an evacuation of some areas as a precaution against rising flood waters.

Reporter Kent Pierce has the story.

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