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Ida dealt a huge blow to New York: the storm killed 46 people in a day

'03.09.2021'

Nurgul Sultanova-Chetin

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More than 45 people have died after the remnants of Storm Ida hit the northeastern United States, reports AP News. On Thursday, September 2, the death toll on the US East Coast rose steadily. The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the region with a torrent of rivers and a devastating tornado. As a result of the record rain, more than 40 people drowned in their homes and cars.

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The region was warned of potentially fatal flash floods, but was not prepared for such a hurricane strike. At least 46 people have died from Maryland to Connecticut, with most deaths occurring on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At least 23 people have died in the state, according to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. According to police, 13 people died in New York: 11 of them were flooded in basement apartments. These apartments are often used as relatively affordable housing in one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. Westchester County reported three deaths.

Officials said at least five people died in Pennsylvania, including one from a fallen tree, and another drowned in his car after helping his wife escape. Connecticut Police Sergeant Brian Mohl died after his car was swept away by the current.

"I was very scared"

Sophie Liu said she tried to use towels and trash bags to keep water out of her ground floor apartment in New York, but the flow reached her chest in just half an hour. She lifted her son out of bed, put a life jacket and an inflatable swim ring on him and tried to run, but the door jammed. She called two friends who helped her free.

“I was very scared, but I had to stay strong for my son. I had to calm him down, ”she recalled on Thursday, September 2, as the medical examiners removed three bodies from a house on her street in Queens.

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In another part of Queens, water quickly filled Deborah Torres' ground floor apartment down to her knees. The landlord desperately urged the neighbors downstairs, who included a child, to come out, she said. But the water gushed so hard that, to her horror, they could hardly open the door. And so it happened - three residents of that apartment died.

“I have no words,” Torres laments. "How could this have happened?"

Hockul and de Blasio's statements

The National Hurricane Center has warned since Tuesday, August 30, of the possibility of "significant and life-threatening flash flooding" and major river flooding in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and New England.

However, New York Governor Katie Hawkul and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the storm's force took them by surprise.

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“We didn’t know that between 20:50 pm and 21:50 pm on September 1, the skies would literally part and bring Niagara Falls water levels onto the streets of New York,” Hawkul said. She became governor last week following the resignation of former governor Andrew Cuomo.

De Blasio said that on Wednesday, September 1, he received a forecast of rainfall of 7,5 to 15 cm for the day. But in the city's Central Park, 8 cm of rain fell in just an hour. This surpassed the previous hourly high of 5 cm during Tropical Storm Henry on August 21 and became an all-time record in the city's history.

The storm on Wednesday, September 1, resulted in over 23cm of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and almost as much on Staten Island in New York.

Stories of the rescued and lost

In New York City, nearly 500 cars were thrown on flooded highways, and debris floated on flooded streets. Heavy torrents poured into the tunnels of the city metro, disrupting its work for more than a day. Videos posted online show passengers sitting in flooded carriages. All were safely evacuated: the police helped 835 passengers to get out into the street.

In a residential complex in Queens, neighbors tried unsuccessfully for an hour to rescue a 48-year-old woman. Water burst through the glass patio door of her basement apartment. As a result, she was trapped at a depth of 2 meters.

“She shouted:“ Help me, help me, help me! ” We all came to her aid trying to get her out, ”said the building's assistant superintendent, Jason Jordan. - But, alas, the water pressure was so strong ... "

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For years, residents have complained about the constant flooding of apartments in Queens after the rains. A woman and her 22-year-old son have now died there. According to neighbor Lisa Singh, the husband of the deceased and the other son of the couple survived only because they went out to rearrange the car.

People were crying

The National Weather Service said the fierce storm, among other things, caused at least 10 tornadoes from Maryland to Massachusetts. Including a tornado at a speed of 241 km / h that split houses and destroyed fences in Mullika Hill, New Jersey.

Janine Zubrzycki, a 33-year-old resident of the city, was hiding in her basement with three children when their house shook and the lights blinked.

“And then you could just hear people crying,” said 33-year-old Zubrzycki. Her house is damaged but livable.

On Sunday, August 29, Ida hit Louisiana. It became the fifth strongest hurricane ever to hit the U.S. mainland. The hurricane left 1 million people without electricity for maybe weeks.

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