All schools in Leominster were closed on Tuesday and two shelters were set up for evacuated residents.
Heavy rainfall has flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with one city declaring a state of emergency as water poured into homes and stranded drivers.
“This particular dam is one that we’re actually about to replace, and it is very sensitive. It is water-saturated and we worry about that downstream,” Mr Mazzarella said at the news conference.
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