Deadly Floods Cause 'Devastating' Damage to Homes and Roads in Connecticut

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Fatal flash flooding hit parts of southwest Connecticut on Sunday, August 18, prompting authorities to declare a statewide emergency.

This footage by Anna Lesniak shows extensive damage to a road and a house in Oxford, Connecticut.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Oxford and other parts of Connecticut until Sunday evening.

The Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamond signed an emergency declaration on Monday in response to the “extensive damage” caused by the flooding.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation said that the flooding had “devastating consequences” on infrastructure in the state, with more than 25 roads closed as of Monday afternoon.

Two bodies were recovered after people were reportedly swept away by floodwaters in Oxford, Colonel Daniel Loughman of the Connecticut State Police said during a press conference on Monday. Credit: Anna Lesniak via Storyful