Ned Lamont said at a Sunday afternoon news conference in Bristol. “These storms are biblical in terms of the torrential rainfall you get and they’re happening more and more frequently,” Connecticut Gov. In parts of Connecticut, the heavy rainfall flooded roadways, stranding drivers who needed to be rescued by authorities, according to a Facebook post from the Bristol Firefighters Association. Municipal workers conduct cleaning work after landslide following heavy rains in New Jersey. Over the last month, parts of interior New England and the Northeast have seen 200% to 300% of their average monthly rainfall, leading to last week’s disastrous flooding event in parts of Vermont, New York and western Massachusetts. Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain Saturday, less than a week after parts of the state had again faced flash flooding that deluged roadways and displaced dozens from their homes. Local, state and federal authorities are assisting in search and recovery efforts in the area. The children’s grandmother survived and was treated at a local hospital, Upper Makefield Township police said. “However, our commitment to finding the two children will still be unwavering,” he added. “With the five deaths due to the flood waters, mass casualty incidents like these, which we have never seen before, (are) unbelievably devastating to all the families involved,” Brewer said.
Four other people were also killed by the flooding in Bucks County, authorities have said. The children’s mother was found dead, Brewer said. Still reeling from catastrophic flooding that left at least 1 dead, Vermont braces for another round of rain Mud and floodwaters block a street in Barre, Vermont.
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