An intense storm hitting Boston Wednesday caused flooding that shut down a highway tunnel in the city and knocked out power for tens of thousands.
The on-ramp from Congress Street to Interstate 93 was flooded Wednesday night, Massachusetts State Police said. Traffic was being diverted and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was bringing in emergency crews to pump the water out.
Videos were circulating on social media of cars driving through a flooded tunnel. Police didn’t share any information about whether any vehicles became stuck in floodwaters.
As of about 9:30 p.m., there were under 17,000 customers without power, down from over 24,000 around 7 p.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency…