Ida Death Toll: More Than 3 Dozen People Killed When Flood Waters Sweep Tri-State; De Blasio Announces New Storm Evacuation Plan
Among those killed in New York City was a family of three in Woodside, Queens, including a 2-year-old boy.
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Among those killed in New York City was a family of three in Woodside, Queens, including a 2-year-old boy.
Flames broke out just before 1 a.m. at a two-story home on Center Street, just off Interstate 78.
Block by block, soaked pieces of roofing and wood lined residential roads that took on up to eight feet of water from the nearby Peters Brook, where a car remained submerged.
Ida's historic rainfall left a lot of commuters stranded Wednesday night throughout the Tri-State Area.
The advisory was issued after heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused damage to the aqueduct in Cedar Grove Township.
Bergen County is under a state of emergency as residents were hit hard by flooding and downed trees caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
For some, it's not their first time dealing with flooding, but that didn't make it any easier.
Emergency response teams were out since the morning rescuing people from their homes and cars. Police said more than 200 people needed help.
As the skies clear and the water recedes Thursday, the storm is blamed for at least one death in the Garden State.
When the Elizabeth River crested it sent water about eight to 10 feet high, trapping some people in their ground-floor apartments with nowhere to go.
The explosion leveled the house on River Road and at least three other homes were damaged.
Gov. Murphy toured the damage left behind by a tornado that ripped through Mullica Hill Wednesday as remnants of Ida tore through the region.
Just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced he was declaring a state of emergency in response to the storm.
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Keith was a rising sophomore at Ocean County College with many aspirations, including studying criminal justice and psychology.
