In USAparticularly in eastern New York state to Boston, and in western Maine to the northeast, reported Torrential rains since last week, so they face an alert for “catastrophic flooding“.
The enormous amount of water swept away roads and highways, overflowed rivers, and led to numerous boat rescues. So far, and according to the data of the official authorities, it was found a single fatality.
Meanwhile, about 13 million Americans They are under a flood watch and warning, as the National Weather Service expects up to 18 cm of rain to fall, after the storms that began over the weekend.
“Widespread torrential rains, capable of producing considerable to catastrophic flooding, are beginning to manifest themselves,” the weather service said Monday. “Highway overflows are ongoing and are expected to increase in extent and severity over the course of days,” they said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of flights with origin or destination in airports throughout the region had to be delayed or canceled from Sunday. On Monday in the morning, Amtrakthe interurban state network of trains passengers, suspended service between Albany and New York after flooding damaged the tracks.
The response of the authorities
The only reported victim so far is a woman from the New York county of Orangewho was swept away while trying to leave her home with her dog, the county official stated, steven neuhausin a television interview.
Neuhaus pointed out that the first response teams They were trying to reach the trapped people to make sure they are safe in Highland Falls and the West Point-Fort Montgomery area, which is along the Hudson River north of New York City and is home to the United States Army Military Academy, better known as West Point.
In this framework, the governor of New York, Kathy Hochuldecreed the state of emergency in that county and in that of Ontario, to the northwest, and urged residents to closely follow the forecasts throughout the day. Boat emergency crews have already rescued about a dozen campers in andoverwho had been trapped after a bridge collapsed.
According to local media, about 10 boat crewsincluding some from North Carolina, were on their way to Vermont to help with other rescues.
Source: Ambito
