Seth Harrison/The Journal News/USA Today Network Phil Scott declared a state of emergency Sunday as the weather service warned flash flooding could become “extremely dangerous.”Įmergency personnel used a boat to rescue residents of flooded homes on Lowland Hill Road in Stony Point, New York, on Sunday. Two areas in the state, Weston and South Londonderry, are currently inaccessible due to flooding, and search and rescue teams are working to regain access and perform welfare checks, Cannon said.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency warning for central Vermont on Monday, where 19 people have been rescued by boat and 25 others have been evacuated, Vermont’s Urban Search and Rescue team coordinator Mike Cannon told reporters. Flash flood emergencies and landslides are expected, with heavy rainfall expected throughout the day. Over 9 million people are under flood alerts across the Northeast on Monday, including parts of New York, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine – as well as across the country in Washington and Alaska. Intense rain and flash flooding that left at least one dead in southeastern New York continued to pelt the Northeast on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and prompting road closures and water rescues.
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