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 />A video from Hartford, Vermont shows the Ottauquechee River overflowing with a dangerous current.<br /><br />Drone footage from Ludlow shows the scale of the flooding where homes and vehicles have been submerged by the floods.<br /><br />Vermont Governor Phil Scott compared the floods to Hurricane Irene.<br /><br />In a press conference, he said: "What’s different for me is that Irene lasted about 24 hours.<br /><br />“We’re getting just as much rain, if not more, and it’s going on for days. That’s my concern. It’s not just the initial damage.”<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."
