Flooding Remains Major Concern For NJ Residents After Irene
New Jersey rivers busted out of their banks Monday, causing record floods in some places and leaving residents elsewhere frustrated.
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New Jersey rivers busted out of their banks Monday, causing record floods in some places and leaving residents elsewhere frustrated.
Metro-North resumed some service Monday afternoon, but parts of the storm-ravaged rail line are still shut down forcing 250,000 commuters to scramble to find other means of transportation.
Hundreds if not thousands of homes and businesses have been damaged or destroyed from Irene around the Tri-State, either by wind, downed trees or the rising flood waters.
It's music to the ears of commuters across New Jersey: Most rail service will be restored Tuesday, according to a press release from NJ Transit.
CBSNewYork has been asking our viewers on our Facebook page all weekend what they thought of the measures taken by officials. An unofficial survey of your comments suggests that most of you think they did the right thing.
A house in the middle of a flood zone in Pompton Lakes exploded early Monday, sending clouds of smoke and flames into the air.
Some good news today for travelers trying to wing their way back home. All three major area airports have reopened. They had been shut down by Tropical Storm Irene.
A Con Edison official said it shouldn't take past Tuesday evening to restore power to the vast majority of its customers who lost it in Tropical Storm Irene.
Floodwaters rose all across New Jersey, closing roads from side streets to major highways as Irene, the first hurricane to make landfall in the state in more than a century, weakened and moved on, leaving more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power.
The agency also said that Long Island Rail Road would restore near-normal service for Monday morning's commute. Meanwhile, Metro-North train service will remain suspended on Monday.
Officials say the three major New York City-area airports will resume most flights Monday morning after shutting down because of Tropical Storm Irene.
The death toll included fatalities in New Jersey, Connecticut and New York, where a man was was electrocuted in Spring Valley when he tried to help a child who had gone into a flooded street.
As a precaution, officials are warning people and pets not to walk through flood waters to avoid serious injury or even death.
From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predictions. But the danger is far from over.
Hurricane Irene is thundering up the east coast, lashing the tri-state with high winds and torrential rain and leaving millions without power.
