Northeast hit with heavy rainfall

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Trapped drivers swam out of their cars. A woman died after being swept away by floodwaters. What to know about the heavy rainfall hitting the Northeast

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.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/weather/northeast-storms-flooding-excessive-rainfall/index.html

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Vermont Flooding: Search And Rescue Could Take Days, Federal Emergency Declared

Search and rescue efforts could be ongoing for days in Vermont, where a federal state of emergency has been declared due to widespread flooding that shut down communities across the state, including Montpelier, the capital city.

https://weather.com/news/news/2023-07-11-vermont-montpelier-ludlow-new-york-flooding?

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Snowshovels in hand, Vermonters volunteer to clean up after epic floods

ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain and flooding inundated communities across Vermont, trapping people in homes, closing roadways and littering streets and businesses with debris.

https://apnews.com/article/flash-flood-emergency-northeast-vermont-efaf15bf2fd322bc762c52c56a278762?

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? Vermont capital swamped

A street near the Vermont capitol in Montpelier yesterday. Photo: Brian Snyder/Reuters Catastrophic flooding hit picturesque downtown Montpelier, Vermont's state capital. People navigated the submerged streets in canoes, as flooding reached the windows of businesses and the tops of cars. (Reuters) A storm dumped up to two months of rain in two days, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage across the state. (Boston Globe)

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Northeast floods devastate farmers as months of labor and crops are swept away

Well before it was warm enough to plant seedlings in the ground, farmer Micah Barritt began nursing crops like watermelon, eggplant and tomatoes — eventually transplanting them from his greenhouse into rich Vermont soil, hoping for a bountiful fall harvest.

https://apnews.com/article/floods-northeast-vermont-farms-crops-577818980a7c1db0e67ff1cf3df51156?