Joe Biden declares a state of emergency in New Jersey and New York
US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in New Jersey and New York and announced the creation of federal assistance to help local responders deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Ida, the White House announced Thursday, September 2.
After returning to a tropical storm, Ida caused several hurricanes and torrential rain on Wednesday and Thursday, causing severe damage in the northeastern United States, between New York and Maryland, and killing at least 44 people.
At least 13 dead in New York
In New York, police counted at least 13 dead, many of whom were likely trapped and drowned in basements, rudimentary and sometimes unsanitary dwellings arranged at the foot of buildings in Manhattan, Queens or Brooklyn. Firefighters rescued hundreds of residents. Just north of Manhattan, in the upscale county of Westchester, one of its officials, George Latimer, told CNN that three people who tried to get out of their cars likely drowned. A police officer tasked with monitoring traffic has also been killed in neighboring Connecticut.
The giant metro network was partially restarted Thursday, after many stations were flooded. The NWS recorded an all-time high of 80 millimeters of rain in one hour in Central Park.
A flash flood emergency has been issued for the New York City metro. This is a very serious condition. Search… https://t.co/b6W9rQz8Pn
In neighboring New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy announced that“At least 23 people [avaie]He didn’t lose his life”. Most of the victims were taken by surprise and trapped in their cars and may have drowned.
Finally, four people were killed near Philadelphia, according to local authorities.
Flood in Philadelphia, photographed by my son Alex this morning: https://t.co/iyoh18DUb1
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The day before, it was New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, declared a state of emergency in the face of it “Historical Meteorological Event”and Governor Kathy Hochhol.
Hurricanes in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland
Several cities have been put on hurricane risk alert by the NWS. This is a particularly dangerous situation. Please take cover if you are in a hurricane alert area.”And NWS tweeted on Wednesday.
Stunning tornadoes were also seen in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. In Annapolis, a city located about fifty kilometers from Washington, this meteorological phenomenon uprooted trees and destroyed electric poles.
Footage shows flying debris in Annapolis, Maryland, where a tornado struck on Wednesday. No injuries reported… https://t.co/BdCuW0FDJg
Post-Tropical Cyclone Ida brings widespread torrential rain and potentially deadly flash floods along and near its path., had identified the National Hurricane Center – the National Hurricane Center, a division that specializes in the study and forecasting of tropical systems.
United States President Joe Biden heads to Louisiana on Friday, where Ida, who made landfall there Sunday, destroyed several buildings and deprived more than a million homes of electricity.
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