2023-07-11 20:05:46
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES – More than a hundred people were rescued in these floods caused by torrential rains.
The emergency services are operating this Tuesday, July 12 emergency evacuations of residents in Vermont, a state in the northeastern United States affected by floods.historical and catastrophicfollowing torrential rains.
Rescuers evacuated residents using inflatable boats and kayaks, according to US media images, including in the state capital, Montpelier, where the totally flooded city center was closed until mid – day this Tuesday. More than 100 people were rescued, authorities said.
Emergency services work following flooding in Montpelier, Vermont, United States, July 11, 2023. NEAL P. GOSWAMI / REUTERS
“Catastrophic”
«The devastation and flooding we are experiencing is historic and catastrophic“Lamented at a press conference the governor of the state, Phil Scott. He said the floods had “exceeded the levels of Tropical Storm Irenewhich killed six people in the state in 2011. United States President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency for Vermont, allowing federal aid to be released.
A man walks in a flooded street, Vermont, United States, July 11, 2023. BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERS
«The good news is that the rain has stopped in some areas, but that doesn’t mean the waters are going to recede immediately.“, continued the governor. “We expect more rains later in the week, which will have nowhere to go in the supersaturated ground.“, he was alarmed. In a Facebook post, the city of Montpelier warned that a dam was in danger of failing and water would spill onto the North Branch River, with a “considerable aggravation of the damage” to fear.
A house damaged by flooding in Barre, Vermont, United States, July 11, 2023. BRIAN SNYDER / REUTERS
Torrential 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 in the New York area where flooding killed a woman who was trying to flee his home. New York State Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul called on people tomobilize to fight once morest the ravages of climate change, because once once more, these are unprecedented phenomena that continue to strike us once more and once more».
A flooded road on July 10, 2023 in Chester, Vermont. SCOTT EISEN / AFP
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