New Jersey flash flood blamed for at least 2 deaths
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A bus passenger in the northeast U.S. state of New Jersey on Monday (July 14) captured dramatic footage of severe flooding on the streets of the town of Guttenberg. Video from the eyewitness, who was on a public bus in the Edgewater neighborhood, showed cars plowing through heavily flooded streets, as water also flowed into her bus.
Footage shows wooden slats from the home on the ground with other debris. The blast took place around the same time heavy rainfall hit the northeast.
The two women were in their car on the road when it was swept into the Cedar Brook during the height of the storm.
Record-breaking storms unleashed up to 6.67 inches of rain in New Jersey, causing two deaths and widespread disruptions.
Heavy thunderstorms could dump 2 to 4 inches of rain in parts of New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon and evening.
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The heat advisory includes parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where two people died in flooding.
Torrential rain and thunderstorms are expected to threaten much of the eastern and central United States with flash flooding throughout the rest of this week, forecasters warned, as parts of the country,