At least one dead in heavy flooding along Hudson River Valley
Flooding along the Hudson River Valley has claimed at least one life as heavy rains swamped roadways and left thousands without power Sunday.Authorities were alerted to the storm-related drowning shortly after 8 p.m., local officials said.Rep. Pat Ryan confirmed the fatality in a Tweet, which described severe flood damage affecting property across the Hudson Valley.NY State Police are asking motorists to avoid the Palisades Interstate Parkway in response to severe flooding. (New York State Police/New York State Police)Highland Falls, West Point, Cornwall and parts of Rockland and Putnam counties were hardest hit, according to Ryan.Gov. Hochul issued a state of emergency for Orange County in response to what she described as “life-threatening flooding,” urging residents living in affected ...