Rescue crews race into Vermont as flooding kills one in New York state
by Associated Press in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6CV8N)
Heavy rain drenches parts of US north-east, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel
Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of the US north-east, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York as she was trying to leave her home.
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 had been unreachable since rain belted the state overnight.
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