Ludlow Vermont flooding: State of emergency declared in Vermont as downpours and flash floods cut off towns
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Our town is completely cut off from the rest of the world right now due to mudslides, sinkholes, washed away roads, flooding, brick walls crumbling and more,” Fort Montgomery resident Kristen Dyroff O’Dell told NBC News. “I’m separated from my kids right now in Monroe at a friend’s house after spending five hours trying multiple ways to get to Fort Montgomery. Every route was impassable.” New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Sunday for Orange County, around an hour north of New York City, where “life-threatening flooding” developed in a matter of hours. City officials urged residents to consider moving to higher floors to protect themselves as heavy rain in “may cause rapid, life-threatening flooding to basements”.
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