Connecticut Governor Declares State of Emergency After Storms, Flash Flooding

Flash flooding and storms have left at least two people dead.

Photo provided by Beacon Hose Co. No. 1, a fire station in Beacon Falls shows members of Beacon Hose Co. rescuing people from the Brookside Inn in Oxford, Conn., on Aug. 18, 2024. Beacon Hose Co via AP

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has declared a state of emergency after flash flooding and storms left at least two people dead, caused extensive structural damage, and forced hundreds of evacuations.

In an Aug. 19 statement and post on social media platform X, Lamont said the sudden and severe flooding caused significant damage to infrastructure in the western portion of the state.