Fast and heavy torrential rainfall led to flooding, turning roads into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut on Sunday, Aug. 18 and Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. At least two people were killed after being swept away by floodwaters in Oxford, Conn. and many buildings, roads and cars were destroyed by the rainfall.
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This photo provided by Metro-North Railroad shows sections of track along the Waterbury Branch in Seymour, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, the day after Sunday’s heavy rainfall.
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Damage from flood waters at Berkshire Hills condominiums in Danbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Danbury city workers clear debris from a mudslide on Shelter Rock Rd. in Danbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Damage from flood waters is shown on Cottage St. in Monroe, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Vehicles pass through water on Newtown Rd. in Danbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Skip Kearns, with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, looks over damage on Georges Hill Rd. in Southbury, Conn., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.