Northeastern United States hit by “historic” floods

On Tuesday, July 12, emergency services are working on emergency evacuations of residents in the flood-affected state of Vermont in the northeastern United States.Historic and catastrophicAfter heavy rain.

Rescuers evacuated residents using inflatable rafts and canoes, according to US media images, including in the state capital Montpellier, where the flooded city center was completely sealed off until midday on Tuesday. Authorities said more than 100 people have been rescued.

“disastrous”

“The destruction and floods we are witnessing are historic and catastrophicHe lamented at a press conference the state’s governor, Phil Scott. He said that the floodLevels past Tropical Storm Irenethat killed six people in the state in 2011. United States President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Vermont, allowing federal aid to be released.

“The good news is that the rain has stopped in some areas, but that doesn’t mean the water will recede right away.continued the governor.We expect more rain later in the week, which will have nowhere to go in the oversaturated ground.was alarmed. In a Facebook post, the city of Montpelier warned that the dam was in danger of collapsing and that water would spill into the North Branch River, with “The damage is greatly exacerbatedto fear.

Heavy rain, up to 8 inches in some places according to the National Weather Service, fell between Sunday and Monday across the northeastern United States, including the New York area where flooding killed a woman who was trying to flee her home. New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul called the people to itMobilizing to confront the ravages of climate change, because again, these are unprecedented phenomena that keep hitting us again and again“.