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Unbelievable Images Show New York City Underwater After Historic Storm

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Unprecedented flooding and tornadoes ravaged the northeast leaving a trail of death and destruction as the remnants of Hurricane Ida made its way up the coast.
There have been 13 confirmed dead in NYC, 1 in Westchester, 23 in New Jersey, 4 in Pennsylvania, and 1 in Maryland.
Thursday afternoon, President Biden told reporters that he’d spoken with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and that he would be speaking with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to assess the damage.
“We want to express my heartfelt thanks to all the first responders and everyone working through the night well into the morning to save lives and get power back,” the president said.
“There’s a lot of damage. I made clear to the governors: My team at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, is on the ground ready to provide all the assistance that’s needed,” Biden said.

President Biden said he attributed the storms to climate change, stating, “we must be better prepared. We need to act.”
New York Gov. Hochul said she was requesting a federal emergency declaration for 14 downstate counties to provide for financial assistance and other help needed for citizens and businesses impacted by the storm.
“New York City and the downstate region were devastated by record-shattering rainfall that caused dangerous flash flooding, destroying buildings and infrastructure and leaving individuals stranded,” Hochul said. “We are still in the process of uncovering the true depth of the destruction that was done by this historic weather event.”
Social media users from Pennsylvania and New Jersey posted pictures and videos of at least two tornadoes.
Rockville, Maryland authorities reported approximately 200 people were displaced and one person missing.

A travel ban has been lifted in New York, however, residents of New Jersey and New York have been advised to stay off of roads that have been impacted by the storms.
“Please stay off the roads. Many roads remain flooded this morning. It is not safe to drive,” Murphy tweeted. “Our crews are working to clear and open roads, and we need everyone to stay off them so crews can safely do their job.”
“There is a Travel Advisory in effect. All non-emergency vehicles are advised to stay off of NYC streets and highways while clean-up continues,” the New York City Mayor’s Office tweeted. “Stay home as much as possible today until conditions improve.”
A state of emergency was declared Wednesday night by Murphy and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Water rescue efforts are still underway.
Video on social media shows water rushing into a subway station at 28th St as New York state’s Metropolitan Transit Authority issued an advisory saying, “Train service may be extremely limited tonight because of heavy rainfall and flooding across the region. We strongly recommend you avoid traveling at this time, if you can.”
On Thursday, the MTA advised that service was “extremely limited” as employees work to recover from the weather.
“Stay home if you can. If you must travel, please note that train times may not be accurate,” the agency advised

Thousands lost power, 75,900 in Pennsylvania, 60,900 in New Jersey and 42,769 in New York were still without power Thursday morning, according to tracker PowerOutage.US.

“To be clear…this particular warning for NYC is the second time we’ve ever issued a Flash Flood Emergency, (it’s the first one for NYC), according to the National Weather Service in New York, “The first time we’ve issued a Flash Flood Emergency was for Northeast New Jersey.

The fatalities and damage sustained in the northeast occurred just 3 days after Ida crashed into the Gulf Coast as a category 4 hurricane.

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