Heavy rains produce major floods in Vermont, New York and other parts of the Northeast

Pedestrians walk along Main Street in Highland Falls, N.Y. on Monday, July 10, after it was was damaged by flooding the previous day. (John Minchillo/AP)

Heavy rains that swept across the Northeast earlier this week have given rise to calamitous flooding in parts of New England and New York, killing at least one person, destroying structures and hampering travel.

Parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York were inundated by the storms, and heavy rains have caused rivers to spill over in Vermont, stranding people and washing out roadways.