Rescuers brace for more rain in the Northeast as storms swamp Vermont's capital

People stand on the Vilas Bridge, in Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Vt., to watch the water from the Connecticut River flow through on Monday, July 10, 2023. Heavy rain has washed out roads and forced evacuations in the Northeast, especially in Vermont and New York. (Kristopher Radder/AP)

President Biden approved Vermont's emergency declaration Tuesday morning as rescue teams in that state braced for more rain and flooding from a storm that left a trail of damage and resulted in at least one death across the Northeast.

The order, announced by the White House while Biden is in Vilnius, Lithuania, at a gathering of European and North American leaders at a NATO summit, orders federal assistance to supplement local and state efforts for areas affected by flooding.