At least one person has died in the state of Vermont, USA after widespread flooding hit the region.

The sudden and torrential downpours hit Vermont and New York State with eight inches of rain causing intense flash floods.

Most of the northeast has been deluged by heavy rainfall with Vermont and New York State taking the brunt of the damage.

Footage from New York state shows similar scenes with homes and roads being hit with deep and fast-flowing water in Woodbury and Highland Falls.

The Hudson Valley was the most affected area with at least eight inches of rain.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for Orange County and Ontario County.

The National Weather Service said: "A slow moving storm system containing instances of heavy rain has impacted much of New England today, particularly in Vermont, with several instances of severe flooding.

"The low pressure system and anomalous atmospheric moisture content associated with the ongoing heavy rain event is forecast to slide northeastward tonight and eventually exit the region on Tuesday.

"Before then however, additional slow moving showers capable of containing intense rainfall rates are expected to dump a few additional inches of rainfall over parts of northern Vermont and far northeast New York.

"As a result, dangerous flooding in these areas are forecast to continue or worsen throughout the night, with impacts turning from flash flooding to main-stem river flooding."