A 63-year-old Vermont man drowned in his home on Wednesday after historic floods hit many communities across the state.

Vermont health officials have confirmed that Stephen Davol has drowned at his home in Vermont after suffering its worst flooding since 1927. report. Davol’s sister-in-law said Davol’s body was found submerged in the house and said his death was due to a “freak accident” linked to an ongoing flash flood, the newspaper said. rice field.

According to VTDigger, by Thursday rescuers had carried out more than 200 water rescues and more than 100 evacuations across the affected areas. Roads turned into waterways, and the streets of Montpelier, the state capital, were lined with mud and debris.

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According to NBC5, the state has sent about 75 soldiers to help clean up and deal with forecasts of rainfall and extreme weather for the next few days. report.

Rain is also expected on Thursday, and many locals fear flash floods will continue to plague their homes in the days and possibly weeks ahead. The state was hit by a tornado and damaging high winds early Thursday evening, the National Weather Service said. said on social media. (Related: Flash floods, heat waves, and unrelated solar storms hit US)

Images on social media devastation Due to the effects of repeated and excessive rains, some photographs suggest that water was waist-deep in some areas of Montpelier.