Floods Wipe Out Roads Rails and Homes in Leominster

Heavy rains opened Pleasant St. and bared the foundation of this house at the intersection of Colburn St. in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Heavy rains opened Pleasant Street in Leominster. (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Officials including Gov. Healey and Phillip Eng look over where heavy rains washed away the ground under MBTA tracks off Route 13 near Hamilton St. in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Keolis workers measure MBTA tracks where heavy rains washed away the ground off Route 13 near Hamilton St. in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Heavy rains washed out the ground under MBTA tracks and buried a property with earth and debris on Hamilton St. off Route 13 in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Heavy rains washed out the ground under MBTA tracks and buried a property with earth and debris on Hamilton St. off Route 13 in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Heavy rains washed out the ground under MBTA tracks and buried a property with earth and debris on Hamilton St. off Route 13 in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Gov.Maura Healey and Phillip Eng listen to Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella discuss the damage caused by heavy rains. in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Keolis workers confer MBTA tracks where heavy rains washed away the ground under MBTA tracks off Route 13 near Hamilton St. in Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)

Heavy rains caused this building to collapse on Spruce St. Leominster. September 12, 2023 (Staff Photo Chris Christo/Boston Herald)