Heavy rain inundates region, strands commuters

By Liz Essley
Published September 8, 2011 4:00am ET
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Heavy rain inundates region, strands commuters
New cars sit submerged in the parking lot of the Ron Bortnick Ford dealership in Upper Marlboro.

Rain continued to soak the Washington region Thursday, forcing the Beltway to close in Northern Virginia, stranding commuters and flooding roads and buildings in Prince George’s and Fairfax counties. The Beltway was closed in both directions in Alexandria Thursday evening after the Virginia Department of Transportation determined the highway was unsafe.

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