Reuters. Heavy rains set of raging floodwaters in New York on Sunday (July 9) following a deluge of rain.
Video footage and photos posted on social media showed washed out roadways and raging floodwaters near houses in West Point on Sunday after the heavy rains.
The weather has claimed the life of a woman in Orange County, New York, who was swept away by flood waters as she attempted to leave her home with her dog on Sunday, local media reported.
Some 13 million Americans were under flood watches and warnings issued for Eastern New York southeast into Boston and up through into Western Maine, where as much as seven inches (17.78 cm) of rain was expected to fall, the National Weather Service said in its forecast. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has issued states of emergency in at least two counties as she urged residents to watch the weather forecast closely throughout the day.
