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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Richard Luscombe

Flash floods and storms batter north-east US as deadly weather threatens millions

cars drive in the rain
The first bands of a major rain storm striking the north-east arrived along north Park Avenue in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Photograph: Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Bands of deadly, extreme weather including torrential rain and high winds sparked flash flooding and tornado warnings in several north-eastern US states on Tuesday night and into Wednesday, knocking out power for hundreds of thousands of people and playing havoc with travel.

A 32-year-old man was killed on Tuesday afternoon in a lightning strike in Monroe township, New Jersey, authorities said.

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