Photos and videos show extensive flood damage in Connecticut and New York

NEW YORK – The Tri-State Area is in turmoil after historic flooding devastated parts of the region.

Parts of Connecticut and Long Island were hit particularly hard, with one official in Connecticut calling the rains a “once-in-a-millennium event.”

Two women were killed when their vehicle was washed away on Route 67. Dozens more had to be rescued across the state.

Photos show some of the damage that residents and workers now have to repair.

Some residents in Danbury, Connecticut, were faced with a flooded street in front of their apartment complex.

In Seymour, Connecticut, photographs show significant damage to the Metro-North Railroad tracks caused by flooding and subsequent erosion.

The repair work will be extensive and costly. Senator Richard Blumenthal said the state will ask the federal government for financial help.

Much of the damage was captured on video.

On Long Island, Mill Pond was washed away. Any marine life inside was washed into Long Island Sound, officials said.

The damage on the north shore of Long Island was enormous. A video shows the flood washing away Harbor Road in Stony Brook.

Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont inspected the damage.

There was no immediate estimate of the time or cost of all the repairs, but it was clear that they would be significant.