Water from the Androscoggin River envelops Veterans Memorial Park Wednesday morning in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Water cascades over Great Falls Wednesday morning on the Androscoggin River between Lewiston and Auburn as floodwaters begin to recede. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vehicles in the yard at the end of Cross Street in Auburn are overtaken by Androscoggin River water on Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Adam West of the City of Lewiston checks on a pump station Wednesday along Tall Pines Drive in Lewiston. Residents along Tall Pines were evacuated Tuesday afternoon due to the rising level of the nearby Androscoggin River. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Bob Cibelli, a volunteer with the American Red Cross, gathers brief information Wednesday from Jeff Reynolds, his wife Deborah and daughter Kassandra at the Red Cross emergency shelter in Lewiston. The Reynolds family lives on Tall Pines Drive and was told to evacuate their home late Tuesday afternoon. “We were told it would be a day or two before we can return home,” Reynolds said. “We will stay tonight and see what happens.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Lisa Pepin spends time with her son, Cullen, and dog, Butter, Wednesday at the American Red Cross emergency shelter in Lewiston. Pepin arrived at her home on Lincoln Street at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and was told she and her son needed to evacuate by 5 p.m. due to the rising Androscoggin River. The American Red Cross and the Androscoggin County Humane Society joined together to allow pets to also stay at the shelter inside the Ramada Inn Conference Center. Jennifer Costa said about 38 people, seven cats and two dogs stayed at the shelter Tuesday night. “We will be here as long as we are needed,” said Costa. “We are here to support the community as long as they need it.” Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

AUBURN, Dec. 20, 2023 – Dozens of utility trucks, some from as far away as Iowa, fill the Hilton Garden Inn and municipal parking lot Wednesday morning in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vehicles are swamped Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Specialty Subaru, right, on North River Road in Auburn. At left is a gas pump from the Cumberland Farms store on Center Street. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Cumberland Farms store was closed Wednesday morning after flooding from the Androscoggin River overflowed on North River Road in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Vehicles are swamped Wednesday morning in the parking lot of Riverview Auto Body on North River Road in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Homes along Newbury Street in Auburn are overtaken by Androscoggin River water on Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

The drive-thru lane at Wendy’s on Center Street in Auburn is surrounded by flood water on Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A car is nearly submerged by flood waters behind the Roak Block apartments in Auburn on Wednesday. Water was up to the bottom of the windows Tuesday afternoon. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Homes along Newbury Street in Auburn are overtaken by Androscoggin River water on Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Veterans Memorial Park is overcome Wednesday morning by the Androscoggin River in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A travel trailer is surrounded by water in a field off River Road in Livermore Wednesday morning as the Androscoggin River overflowed.  Dillingham/Sun Journal

Heather Goding walks toward her children and their friends Wed. morning on Intervale Road (Route 140) in Jay as they explore the closed road as floodwaters begin to recede after the Androscoggin River overflowed. “We have no electricity or heat and we have been told we probably won’t get it back before Christmas.” she said after telling her children to step back.  Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Neighborhood children walk down Intervale Road (Route 140) in Jay Wednesday morning as they explore the closed road as floodwaters begin to recede after the Androscoggin River overflowed. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

One of several spots on River Road in Livermore that was closed Wednesday morning due to the Androscoggin River overflowing its banks. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Farmington Recreation Department employee Kal Tibbitts carries bags of trash to his truck to be hauled away Wednesday afternoon at Hippach Field in Farmington. The field was littered with trash where they found several dumpsters that had floated there in flood waters from the nearby Sandy River. The Little League storage shed, left, floated about 100 yards away from where it was located. Several other buildings and its contents were destroyed, some still inaccessible. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Katrina Ladd holds back tears as she and her husband, Ben, go through soaking wet photos Wednesday afternoon at their apartment in Farmington. They left Monday with their two cats to stay with friends and came back yesterday to find that water from Temple Stream had risen to their windows from the Sandy River, ruining just about everything they own. “We found out that insurance will cover damage to our vehicle, but won’t cover damage to our apartment.” Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal