ã¡ã¡ã¡ã‘ a lot of cars were flooded after wednesday's storm swept through. especially for a number of people in downtown portland - which
saw more than four inches of rain within a two hour period - many vehicles are "totaled"...the question tonight - does your insurnace cover
it? this was the scene on forest avenue near interstate 295 - wednesday night - cars submerged - not something we see around here
very often. the following day - outside the la quinta hotel - hotel guests discovering their own cars were flooded. "we called our
insurance company, they came, they took a look. they said it's totaled. triple -a of the northern new england saw a 25- percent jumped in call volume -for
tow trucks - at least ten cars ended up here at the "car care center" ...but these vehicles were all "dead on arrival." "the water was almost up to the windows
already in the cars. so my mother's car is ruined, the rental car i had from flying into town is ruined. insurnace adjusters say once the control panels and the engine are
submerged - the cost to repair these water logged vehicles is usually more than the car is worth - so they're totaled. but whether or not the damage is
covered, depends on your policy. "most insurance companies are going to cover loss to due accidental flooding, so that's a good thing." but, there's a but -
"if you had only purchased liability coverage on your vehicle, so you're only looking to cover yourself if you cause damage to somebody else's property, that's when your vehicle
would mostly likely not be covered." we checked back in with snap fitness in south portland today. wednesday night the 24 hour gym broadway is not
in a flood zone so the gym wasn't required to have flood insurance. the gym owner got the bad news from his insurance agent "you're not covered"
an agent with "united insurance" tells maine's total weather - if you're in a flood zone, flood insurance is required, so you're covered - but even if
you're "not" in a flood zone, agents strongly recommend you buy flood insurance- so if and when a "flash flood" comes your way - you will be
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