Unprecedented flood in Connecticut, USA/ 2 people died

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to CNN, following the unprecedented flooding in the US state of Connecticut, Ned Lamont, the governor of this state, declared a state of emergency.

Severe floods in this state have so far killed two people and evacuated hundreds of people in the last few days.

Lamont wrote in a message on the “X” network: “Declaring a state of emergency will help expedite access to the resources needed for an appropriate response, including possible support from the federal government.” . Hundreds of emergency evacuation and rescue operations were needed to remove the people at risk from the flooded areas and transfer them to shelters.

Fire Chief Scott Pelletier has said that two people have died in the city of Oxford.

Brenda Bergeron, deputy director of the Connecticut State Security and Crisis Management Agency, described the recent flood as “historic and unprecedented”.

He said about this: We are talking about rainfall that happens in some areas every thousand years!