Aftermath of the storm: 2,5 million residents of the Tri-State Area were left without electricity, an emergency was introduced in New York

Heavy rains and gusts of wind were so severe that the effects of the storm of Isaiah were felt by the 2,5 million inhabitants of the region. A tropical storm caused serious damage to New York, in connection with which Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in this state, the newspaper writes. ABC7NY.

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an order declaring a state of emergency in New York on August 5. During the period of the order, it is planned to provide additional support to local authorities in the process of eliminating the consequences of the storm Isaiah.

The emergency order covers five boroughs in New York, as well as the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Dutchess.

Subsequently, a tropical storm left almost 2,5 million inhabitants of the region without electricity.

New York

In New York, a 60-year-old man was killed when a tree fell on his car at the Briarwood Neighborhood in Queens.

In total, more than 3100 trees have been reported in the borough, many of which have collapsed on power lines, damaging nearby homes and leaving their residents without electricity. One tree broke through the roof of the house and fell onto the children's bed, fortunately no one was hurt.

In Brooklyn, a tree branch fell directly on a woman's head. She was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition.

There was also a partial collapse of a building on the second and third floors near Bedford Avenue. None of the people were injured, only the car was damaged by the wreckage.

Cuomo blamed energy companies for not being able to properly prepare for the storm and its aftermath, and promised to investigate.

ConEd, one of America's largest energy companies, said that after the hurricane, 260 of their customers in New York and Westchester County were left without electricity. The company also said that half of the houses were restored by Thursday morning, August 6, and the rest will resume no later than Sunday evening, August 9.

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said that approximately 15 to 20 customers will be restored to power every day. As of August 6, about 70 thousand people were left without electricity.

ConEd urged residents to stay away from wires and not hope that they are de-energized.

Floods have been kept to a minimum in Lower Manhattan. For this, a massive pipe was used, which served as a barrier preventing water from flooding this part of the city.

In the East Village, part of an outdoor building collapsed to the ground, and the incident was filmed. There were no reports of any injuries associated with this incident.

Due to the storm, only the underground metro operated at MTA. Outside metro stations were closed.

The Metro-North service on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines at one point suspended service due to hazardous conditions caused by a tropical storm. On Thursday, Metro-North did service on the Harlem Line from Pleasantville to Grand Central Terminal, while Chappaqua - Wassaic was out of service. Metro-North also provides service on the Hudson and Haven Line, between Stamford and New Haven. At the same time, service on the Danbury Branch line has been suspended due to extensive infrastructure damage.

Long Island

Isaiah also wreaked havoc on hundreds of thousands of Long Island residents. In this area of ​​New York, the hurricane knocked down many trees, damaged cars, houses and power lines, and deprived people of electricity.

Isaiah has been one of the worst storms in this service area over the years, according to energy company PSEG. The storm subsequently left more than 368 of the 1,1 million customers across Long Island and Rockaways without power.

Long Island PSEG President Daniel Eichhorn has spoken out against claims that the company was not prepared for a severe tropical storm. “We have prepared well for what we expected, in our opinion,” he said on August 5. Eichhorn said that less than 24 hours after the hurricane, 57% of customers had their electricity supply restored.

An estimated 140 customers were without electricity as of Thursday morning, August 6. Power supply to all Long Island customers is to be restored by Saturday, August 8, he said.

LIRR resumed operations on Thursday and all services were restored.

Hudson Valley

Dozens of National Guard squads were dispatched to Putnam County to assist in the aftermath of the storm and to help the residents. The meeting, during which supplies will be distributed to those in need, will be held at the Paladin Center in Carmel.

Isaiah, as expected, brought torrential rains to the region. However, the greatest damage was caused by gusts of wind, which caused small trees to be uprooted, while branches of large trees were broken, as a result of which they fell on power lines, resulting in massive blackouts.

New Jersey

In New Jersey, a 60-year-old man died after a possible electric shock. Police say he was probably doing yard work and touched wires damaged by the gale.

Heavy rainfall and confirmed tornadoes have been reported throughout New Jersey.

State utilities have reported more than a million homes and businesses out of electricity, and companies continue to restore full customer service.

In addition to problems with electricity supply and fallen trees, there are also transit problems. On Thursday, NJ Transit Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton, Gladstone Branch and North Jersey Coast Line services remain suspended as XNUMX-hour work continues to reclaim felled trees, repair signal systems and restore wires. Northeast Corridor, Raritan Valley Line, Main / Bergen County, Port Jervis, and Pascack Valley Lines operate weekends.

Connecticut

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont called on August 5 for an investigation into the two largest utility companies after hundreds of thousands of residents were left without electricity in the aftermath of the storm.

Specifically, Lamont asked the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Office to investigate Eversource and United Illuminating and find out why they were not prepared to respond more quickly. He called their efforts to restore the electricity supply "completely inadequate."

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As of Wednesday evening, Aug. 5, just over 609 Eversource customers and just under 92 user interface users were without electricity. Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross said customers should prepare for the power outage for a few more days.

The state also declared a state of emergency, and the National Guard was deployed to deal with the storm.

Almost the entire city of Westport was left without electricity after felled trees fell on power lines.

The brigades managed to eliminate the consequences of more than 200 incidents, where traffic on the roads was blocked due to fallen trees. “With more than 700 customers facing power outages, we need to take some emergency measures to help rebuild,” Lamont said. “I am in constant communication with municipal leaders and representatives of utilities so that we can move resources to where they are most needed at the moment. I continue to be in regular contact with our Emergency Operations Center, which manages both our response to this storm and our ongoing response to COVID-19. ”