New York: Three days after the Ida storm made a landing in Louisiana, the remnants that weakened tear down to the northeast of the United States and claimed at least 45 living in New York, New Jersey and two other states in the attack ended on Thursday and served as Unpleasant signs of climate change capacity to bring the type of new chaos.
This deadly last storm in the region, sandy 2012, carried out the damage mostly through a tidal surge.
But most of these storm victims – both in human life and property damage – reflecting the extent to which the volume of heavy rain only floods the infrastructure of an area built for different meteorological era.
Shocking rain in its intensity.
More than 3 inches fell in one hour at Central Park on Wednesday night, destroying a record set only a few days earlier by Tropical Storm Henri.
In the whole area, more than half of the rain fell in a few hours and several places in New York and New Jersey reported more than 9 inches.
The flood turned into the streets and people trapped in the flooded basement apartment.
Twenty-five people died in New Jersey, including three people drowning in their car.
In New York, at least 15 it was dead, 13 in New York City, many of them drowned in the land surface apartment they might be looking for their affordability.
Four people died in Pennsylvania, at least three with drowning.
US President Biden on Thursday said the federal government was ready to provide “all the help needed.” New York and New Jersey governor urged residents to stay at home because the crew worked to clear the highway and restore service.
(NYT and Reuters)