Over 200,000 without power after heavy rain and high winds hit US north-east

Some north-east areas expected to receive up to 6in of rain on Monday before storm travels northward

More than 200,000 residents in the New England region are without power after heavy rainfall and high winds hit the north-east region on Monday to start off the week before Christmas.

Upwards of 100,000 people in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are experiencing power outages amid heavy rainfall, New England Cable News reported. An additional 50,000 residents of New York state have lost power, according to PowerOutage.us, which tracks power outages nationwide.