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Heavy rains produce major floods in Vermont, New York and other parts of the Northeast

The National Weather Service said heavy rains across New England would subside Tuesday, but officials warned that flooding still presented a danger to residents.

Heavy rains that swept across the Northeast earlier this week have given rise to calamitous flooding in parts of New England and New York, killing at least one person, destroying structures and hampering travel.

Parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York were inundated by the storms, and , stranding people and washing out roadways.

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