Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of the Northeast, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York's Hudson Valley as she tried to escape her flooded home.
Heavy rain sent mud and debris down the Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont, on Monday.Mike Cannon of Vermont Urban Search and Rescue said crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
There have been no reports of injuries or deaths related to the flooding in Vermont, according to state emergency officials. Roads were closed across the state, including many along the spine of the Green Mountains. People check out a flooded road on July 10 in Chester, Vermont. Torrential rain and flooding has affected millions of people across the Northeast and south to North Carolina.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warned Monday evening that it expected two dams in Vermont — the Ball Mountain Dam in Jamaica and the Townshend Dam in the Townshend/Windham area — to release"large quantities of water over their spillways. This will result in severe flooding downstream of the dam.
"She was trying to get through with her dog," Neuhaus said,"and she was overwhelmed by tidal wave-type waves."
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