Headline Roundup • September 2nd, 2021
Historic Flooding Hits New York, New Jersey
Summary from the AllSides News Team
At least 16 people are dead as of Thursday afternoon after historic flooding hit New York and New Jersey caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Rescuers are searching for people who may be stuck in their basements or elsewhere.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the first time in New York City; the storm dropped more than five inches of rain in Central Park in a 3-hour period. The New York transit system is also working to reopen after severe flooding.
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John Taggart for The New York Times
The New York area awoke to a flood-ravaged and largely paralyzed landscape on Thursday, after record-shattering rains brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida left a trail of death and damage across several states, shut down transit and exposed anew the region’s vulnerability to a changed climate.
At least nine people died as waters rose in basements. A tornado in southern New Jersey leveled a stretch of houses. Some drivers have reportedly been stranded since Wednesday night, more than 200,000 homes in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania remain without power, and...
Flooding killed at least nine people, swept away cars, submerged subway lines and grounded flights in New York and New Jersey as the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains to the area.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio described the flooding and weather on Wednesday night as a "historic weather event," and the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in New York City for the first time.
Recovery efforts were underway early on Thursday to bring back transportation systems serving millions of residents in the densely...
Scott Smith via AP
The New York City region awoke Thursday to debris-strewn downtowns, soggy basements and crippled transit after a “historic” overnight downpour from the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least eight people.
The storm dropped more than 5 inches of rain in Central Park in a three-hour period Wednesday. Newark, New Jersey, saw 8 inches, making it the wettest day on record.
Eight people ranging in age from 2 to 86 died in New York City, and a man in his 70s died in Passaic, New Jersey, after he was trapped...
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