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Two women dead after being swept away during 'historic' flooding in CT that prompts state of emergency
Two women dead after being swept away during ‘historic’ flooding in CT that prompts state of emergency
A car that was washed from a driveway rests on a guardrail along Rt. 67 in Southbury on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
By JUSTIN MUSZYNSKI | jmuszynski@courant.com | Hartford Courant
UPDATED: August 19, 2024 at 5:06 p.m.
Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency on Monday as parts of Connecticut continued to recover from ferocious rainfall that led to numerous rescues and the deaths of two women who were killed after being swept away by “historic” and “unprecedented” flooding.
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A car that was washed from a driveway rests on a guardrail along Rt. 67 in Southbury on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
By JUSTIN MUSZYNSKI | jmuszynski@courant.com | Hartford Courant
UPDATED: August 19, 2024 at 5:06 p.m.
Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency on Monday as parts of Connecticut continued to recover from ferocious rainfall that led to numerous rescues and the deaths of two women who were killed after being swept away by “historic” and “unprecedented” flooding.
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