On Monday, rescue personnel sped to Vermont after torrential rains across the Northeast washed out highways and compelled evacuations.
In New York, one woman died, while numerous others had to be rescued from drowned cars.
Flash Floods Severely Impact Towns
Following Governor of Vermont Philip Scott’s declaration of a state of emergency on Sunday, torrents flowed through the state’s lush countryside and tiny villages.
In a press conference, he stated that the rain may only be the beginning of what we will experience as it continues to fall and gets worse over the next hours.
According to Mike Cannon of Vermont Urban Search and Rescue, personnel from Connecticut, Michigan, and North Carolina are among those assisting in getting to villages that have been blocked off since nighttime downpours drenched the state.
According to Mr. Cannon, the counties in the state’s southern and central regions near the rugged Green Mountains are the hardest damaged.
Rescuers were moving toward the remote communities of Londonderry and Weston to conduct welfare checks.
Water levels at numerous dams were being checked, and a state park in Plymouth was being evacuated.
Video captured on Sunday after a significant storm system dropped rain throughout the Hudson Valley on its slow journey east shows flooding pouring along residential streets.
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Northeast US Faces Torrential Rainfall
On Monday, the US Northeast was forecast to experience more intense rain, and flash flood warnings were in effect for sections of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts up to five inches of rain in some regions.
Rescue crews discovered the body of a lady in her 30s in the Hudson Valley. According to Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus and WABC-TV, she drowned after trying to flee her home but getting swept away in the floods.
Law enforcement authorities report that numerous bridges fell and many highways were inundated with flooding, with initial estimates of the damage in the millions of dollars.
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