10 July 2023 at 18:39 Warnings of catastrophic flooding in the USA Heavy rain in the north-east of the USA means that the weather forecasters are reporting that roads are being destroyed by water and large areas flooded. – There is now heavy rain that can lead to severe to catastrophic flooding, the weather service reports on Monday according to Reuters. Up to 18 centimeters of rain is expected within a few hours. 13 million people live in the areas covered by the warning. It is the area between eastern New York state and the metropolitan area of Boston that is most at risk. Hundreds of flights from New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Boston’s Logan Airport have been postponed or canceled since Sunday afternoon. On Monday morning, the train between Albany and New York City was stopped by flooding on the rail line. An Orange County, New York woman has died after she was swept away by floodwaters while trying to leave her home with her dog.
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