Gov. Murphy Tours Ida Aftermath In New Jersey, Promises $10M For Businesses Dealing With Flooding
The storm is now blamed for at least 25 deaths in the Garden State, and six other people are still missing.
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The storm is now blamed for at least 25 deaths in the Garden State, and six other people are still missing.
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.
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.
Stick with CBS2, CBSN New York and CBSNewYork.com for the latest forecast and weather alerts.
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Police officers in Nassau County are being lauded for their quick thinking after saving a diner patron who went into cardiac arrest last month.
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