The County Executive, Steve Neuhaus, conveyed the poignant event, explaining how the woman and her dog were crossing what had become a river, leading to her fatal loss of footing.
Flash Floods and Emergencies
The already devastated Hudson Valley found no respite on Monday morning as rain continued its onslaught, exacerbating the New York flooding situation.
Life-threatening flash flooding was sparked by hours of torrential downpour, leading to the issuance of flash flood warnings and a rare flood emergency.
At the heart of the crisis was Orange County, where a 35-year-old woman tragically perished in the rushing floodwaters as she attempted to escape her flooded house with her dog.
Infrastructure Impacted, Residents Displaced
As the aftermath of the slow-moving storm is being surveyed, the scale of the destruction caused by the New York flooding is becoming evident.
With damages already in the tens of millions of dollars, the floodwaters have rendered critical roads such as State Route 9W, Palisades Interstate Parkway, and Metro-North’s railroad tracks unusable.
