SEE IT: Police Officer Helps Rescue Stranded Driver Stuck In Ida Flooding
A police body camera captured the officer struggling to walk through rushing floodwater to reach a stranded driver.
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A police body camera captured the officer struggling to walk through rushing floodwater to reach a stranded driver.
International High School on Grand Street in Paterson was supposed to welcome students and staff back on Wednesday, but it was instead turned into a shelter to house families affected by flooding.
The service is available to access essential services, like grocery shopping and medical appointments.
The better part of this afternoon looks to be uneventful with perhaps some added cloud cover and isolated showers or rumbles of thunder.
The president met the Dommar family, who CBS2 reported on last Friday. They were there picking up the pieces after their home exploded.
The usually tranquil Ho-Ho-Kus Brook swelled more than 10 feet, flooding homes and turning backyards into a fast-moving river.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the Tri-State Area late Wednesday night with historic rain, flooding and tornado reports.
President Biden signed a declaration to pump out federal funds to the local level, which will help New Yorkers in dire need.
Twenty seven people died in New Jersey as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida and four people remain missing, three in Passaic County and one in Essex County.
Neighbors in one Union County town say a pool rental app has ruined the end of their summer.
Murphy said he's asking the feds to help more counties and plans to discuss it with President Biden when he visits New Jersey on Tuesday.
Officials said residents should run their faucets for 3-5 minutes to flush out any remaining contaminated water.
Officials say 27 people have died and at least four remain missing in the devastating flooding in New Jersey.
Storm cleanup continues in Hackensack, where so many people lost so much.
Governor Phil Murphy says the state needs more federal aid to recover from the deadly storm.
SUEZ Water said Friday that emergency crews have completed repairs to the aqueduct, but the boil water advisory still remains in effect until further notice.
Police say the victims are now fighting for their lives at Jersey City Medical Center.
The National Parks Service says lifeguards, rangers and EMTs were sent to rescue three teenagers at Beach B.
President Biden will travel to Queens and Manville, New Jersey, next week to survey storm damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, the White House said Saturday.
Gov. Phil Murphy visited a storm-ravaged section of Piscataway on Saturday, continuing his tour of communities hit hardest by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
Search teams scoured the area Friday as the family desperately waiting for updates.
The borough was among the areas in New Jersey hardest hit by the storm.
Janice Valle says the water lifted her off her feet, pushing her towards the ceiling with just inches left to breathe.
Nidhi Rana, who goes to Seton Hall, was with Ayush Rana, a student at Montclair State, when the storm hit Wednesday night.
Satellite images show the devastating flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
