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Residents drowned in shelters: The death toll from flooding in the New York area rose to 17
Streets became rivers and hundreds of flights were canceled due to the unusual weather left behind by Hurricane Ida.
Among the dead were nine in New York City, eight of whom were trapped in flooded shelters.
"It was like in the jungle, like tropical rain"
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Thursday, 02 September 2021, 21:26 Updated: 21:37
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The death toll from the unusual floods in the New York area rose tonight (Thursday) to 17, and authorities declared a state of emergency following the heavy rains that came with the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Later in the evening, US President Joe Biden will deliver a speech detailing the assistance his government will provide to countries affected by recent weather events.
Over the past night, the streets of New York have turned into rivers, and much water has shut down the city's subway system. Hundreds of flights at the city's airports were canceled, and a terminal in Newark was flooded by rainwater. Several major roads in New York, including Manhattan, were closed after the floods and emergency services rescued hundreds of trapped residents.
"You do not know how deep the water is and it is too dangerous," warned the New York National Weather Service branch. The spur documented 80mm of rain that fell in just one hour in Central Park, an amount that broke the record set but last month during the "Henry" storm.
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The amount of precipitation broke records.
Road floods in Queens, today (Photo: Reuters)
The New York governor has declared a state of emergency in response to flooding in New York City, the financial and cultural capital of the United States.
Brooklyn and Queens suffered heavy damage, and eight of the nine dead in the city were residents of these boroughs who were unable to escape from their flooded basements.
Among the victims is also a two-year-old toddler.
"We are experiencing a historic weather event tonight, with record-breaking rains across the city, brutal flooding and danger on our roads," New York Mayor Bill de Bellasio said earlier.
The municipality even issued unprecedented warnings of flash floods this morning, calling on residents to move to the area to higher places.
The floods caused severe disruptions to traffic.
New York Subway Station Closed Today (Photo: Reuters)
The climate crisis exacerbates the intensity and frequency of storms.
Flooding in Mamarenk, New York (Photo: Reuters)
Later in the day, the New York skies cleared up and activity began to resume gradually, with residents clearing course trees that blocked the roads.
"I'm 50 years old and have never seen so much rain," said Metudia Mikhilov, whose restaurant basement in Manhattan was flooded with more than 7.5 inches of water.
"It was like in the jungle, like tropical rain. Unbelievable. Everything is strange this year," he told AFP.
Four other people died in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which is also in a state of emergency, and another death was recorded in the city of Pasaic.
Hurricane Ida hit the state of Southern Louisiana over the weekend, causing floods and tornadoes as it advanced north.
About 98,000 homes in Pennsylvania, about 60,000 in New Jersey and about 40,000 in New York were left without electricity, according to the website poweroutage.us.
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