Concerns mount about dams nearing capacity in Vermont as flooding in Northeast persists

Swift water rescue teams and local officials across Vermont were bracing for more precipitation and flooding Tuesday after persistent heavy rains drenched the state and other parts of the Northeast, unleashing fast-moving waters that washed out roads, trapped residents in their homes and disrupted travel. One person was killed in New York as she tried to leave her inundated house.

President Biden, who's in Lithuania for a NATO summit, declared a state of emergency for Vermont, the White House said Tuesday.

Officials were voicing concern about three dams in the state that were approaching capacity.