At least one person has died in the state of Vermont, USA after widespread flooding hit the region.<br /><br />The sudden and torrential downpours hit Vermont and New York State with eight inches of rain causing intense flash floods.<br /><br />Most of the northeast has been deluged by heavy rainfall with Vermont and New York State taking the brunt of the damage.<br /><br />Footage from New York state shows similar scenes with homes and roads being hit with deep and fast-flowing water in Woodbury and Highland Falls.<br /><br />The Hudson Valley was the most affected area with at least eight inches of rain.<br /><br />New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for Orange County and Ontario County.<br /><br />The National Weather Service said: "A slow moving storm system containing instances of heavy rain has impacted much of New England today, particularly in Vermont, with several instances of severe flooding. <br /><br />"The low pressure system and anomalous atmospheric moisture content associated with the ongoing heavy rain event is forecast to slide northeastward tonight and eventually exit the region on Tuesday.<br /><br />"Before then however, additional slow moving showers capable of containing intense rainfall rates are expected to dump a few additional inches of rainfall over parts of northern Vermont and far northeast New York. <br /><br />"As a result, dangerous flooding in these areas are forecast to continue or worsen throughout the night, with impacts turning from flash flooding to main-stem river flooding."
