Headline Roundup • July 11th, 2023
Flooding Sweeps Northeast; Biden Declares State of Emergency in VT
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Intense rain and flash flooding have hit the Northeast, leading President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency in Vermont and to order federal assistance.
Key Details: Local officials have made over 50 rescues across the state, using boats to help people who were trapped in their cars or homes. Residents were evacuated, and roads were closed across Vermont. Montpelier's Winooski River reached 20.89 feet on Tuesday morning, its highest level since 1927.
Key Quote: "This is an all-hands-on-deck" event, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said at a news conference.
For Context: The storms and catastrophic flooding have surpassed levels experienced by the remnants of Hurricane Irene, which washed away roads and homes in the Northeast in 2011. Over 9 million people are currently under flood alerts.
How the Media Covered it: Many sources noted that the dangers resulting from remnants of the flooding will continue for some time. Some left-rated sources focused more on the historic nature of the storms, and sometimes did so alongside context about climate change.
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Kristopher Radder/AP
President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Vermont due to severe flooding that has wreaked havoc on the area.
The storms, which have affected states across the Northeast but have been especially acute in Vermont, have caused flash flooding, flight delays, and severe damage, exceeding the levels seen during Hurricane Irene in the summer of 2011.
Biden made the emergency declaration while on his visit to Vilnius, Lithuania, for the NATO summit.
Biden's action authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency "to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship...
Seth Harrison/The Journal News/USA Today Network
Intense rain and flash flooding that left at least one dead in southeastern New York continued to pelt the Northeast on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and prompting road closures and water rescues.
Over 9 million people are under flood alerts across the Northeast on Monday, including parts of New York, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine – as well as across the country in Washington and Alaska. Flash flood emergencies and landslides are expected, with heavy rainfall expected throughout the day.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency warning for...
Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé, officials said.
More than 13 million Americans were under flood watches and warnings from Eastern New York state to Boston and Western Maine to the northeast, the National Weather Service said in its forecast Monday, after storms that began over the weekend inundated rivers and streams.
Private forecaster AccuWeather estimated damages and economic loss at...
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