Slow-moving storm Henri drenches north-eastern United States

Waves pound a seawall in Montauk, New York as Tropical Storm Henri affects the Atlantic coast (Craig Ruttle/AP)

Tropical Storm Henri rocked the north-eastern US with strong winds and rain as it made landfall on the coast of Rhode Island on Sunday.

Henri sent lashing bands of rain westward, knocking out power to over 140,000 homes and causing deluges that closed bridges, swamped roads and left some people stranded in their vehicles.