The East Coast Begins The Clean Up After Historic Storm Kills More Than 45

A day after catastrophic levels of rain hit states from Maryland to Connecticut, areas impacted by floods and tornadoes began the work to clean up. Hurricane Ida's remnants brought historic levels of rain to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday into Thursday. The storm killed 45 people across the region as of official reports early Friday. Officials say 23 people in New Jersey, 13 people in New York City and three in Westchester County, five in Pennsylvania, and one each in Connecticut and Maryland were killed. One flooding victim was just 2 years old, the New York Police Department said."This is a tragic loss for our city," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Thursday evening. In Connecticut, an on-duty state police sergeant died early Thursday after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters in the town of Woodbury. Brian Mohl, a 26-year department veteran, called for help at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, the Connecticut State Police said. Hours after being last heard from, responders found Mohl in the swollen Pomperaug River later Thursday morning where he was pronounced dead. New Jersey. Gov. Phil Murphy tweeted that of the 23 deaths in his state, most were people who "got caught in their vehicles by flooding and were overtaken by the water. Our prayers are with their family members."Several people in Somerset County, New Jersey were still reported missing Thursday night. The storm triggered statewide emergencies as well as the first flash flood emergency ever issued for New York City. As the sun rose Thursday, the destruction of the overnight storm became clear and stories of harrowing escapes and rescues began to emerge. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul honored bus driver Rosa Amonte for driving her passengers through feet of floodwaters to safety. For other commuters, Ida's remnants stranded them for several hours on trains and cars in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut."Without warning, this all happened immediately. We were operating and getting numerous calls nonstop all night," the New York Fire Department wrote on Instagram Thursday. "We had everything from people trapped on their roofs, people trapped in completely submerged cars, trapped in basements with the doors stuck and water rapidly rising, and with heavy currents of water everywhere, our units did a tremendous job."Firefighters walked blocks in chest-deep water to rescue people in basements and cars throughout the city, the department said. About 113 people were rescued."It seemed like every job we got, we were delayed because people were flagging us down who needed our help," they said on social media. Firefighters in Delaware faced a similar experience. The Wilmington Fire Department said it was on scene for over 10 hours during the storm and rescued over 200 residents from flooded homes and cars. The floodwaters that impacted trains in the Northeast made rescue operations even harder. All data is taken from the source: http://npr.org Article Link: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/03/103390... #people #newsbbc #newstodayusa #newsworld #bbcnewsworld #newstodayoncnn #