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Biden visits New York and New Jersey after Ida: "We are going to deal with climate change"

2021-09-07T22:08:05.472Z


The president approved the declaration of "major disaster" for several counties in New York and New Jersey in response to the damage caused by the remains of Ida and on Tuesday requested additional federal funds to reinforce infrastructure.


President Joe Biden toured New York and New Jersey on Tuesday after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Ida, which killed at least 50 people in six northeastern states last week.

The president said that he will request additional federal funds to reinforce the infrastructures against this type of phenomenon.

Biden approved a "major disaster" declaration for several counties in New York and New Jersey in response to flood damage.

Biden visited Manville, New Jersey, and the borough of Queens in New York City.

Joe Biden will visit New Jersey and New York to observe the devastation of Hurricane Ida's tail blows

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"It's ironic because a week ago I was offering the help of the state of New York to the governors of Louisiana and Mississippi and they were grateful, but I did not know that one day later we would be the ones who would be asking for help," said the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, at a press conference with Biden from Queens. "That we have experienced a cataclysmic event such as has not been seen in our state, which broke all rainfall records in one hour last Wednesday, ladies and gentlemen

that is the definition of a climate crisis

," he added.

For his part, Biden sent a message to all the people of the country who are suffering the ravages of climate change, from the West Coast regions devastated by fires, to the Mid-Atlantic and the East Coast that were recently flooded by Ida.

"My message to all those who are suffering is that we are here for them, we are not going anywhere. We are going to continue to speak out for real progress ...

we are determined to deal with climate change and eliminate by complete our carbon emissions by 2050, "

said the president, who announced that he will travel to Scotland next week for an international summit on the climate emergency.

President Joe Biden visits one of the Queens neighborhoods hardest hit by the remnants of Ida on September 7, 2021.

[Victims of Hurricane Ida may collapse Louisiana hospitals, already at the limit due to the increase in COVID-19 patients]

Last week's historic rainfall overflowed rivers and drainage systems, with some victims trapped in apartment or vehicle basements or swept away while trying to escape.

The storm also spawned several tornadoes.

Twenty-seven of the deaths were registered in New Jersey, while in New York City 13 people lost their lives, 11 of them in Queens.

President Joe Biden walks to the presidential helicopter at Delaware National Air Force Base in New Castle, Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta

The Democratic president visited Louisiana last Friday, where Hurricane Ida made landfall and promised $ 100 billion in direct aid.

The phenomenon claimed the lives of at least 13 people in this state and left New Orleans completely in the dark.

Electric service is still slowly resuming in the city.

[Why did Storm Ida in the Northeast strengthen so quickly after weakening?]

Manville, located along New Jersey's Raritan River, is almost always severely affected by storms.

It was the site of catastrophic flooding in 1998, after the remnants of Tropical Storm Floyd struck the area.

It was also severely damaged by Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Storm Sandy in 2012.

Both New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spent part of Labor Day touring affected communities.

Deanne Criswell, former director of emergency management for the city and now head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, accompanied de Blasio.

With information from EFE and AP.

Residents and business owners who suffered losses in designated counties in New York and New Jersey can begin applying for assistance by registering online at http://www.disasterassistance.gov/ or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362 ) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing or speech impaired. The phone numbers will operate from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm seven days a week until further notice and there are operators who can communicate in Spanish.

Source: telemundo

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