At least 14 people have died after remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the North Eastern United States, prompting states of emergency in a number of regions including New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Flash flooding caused major disruptions overnight with many cities caught off-guard by the deluge even as Ida was downgraded to a tropical depression after hitting the state of Louisiana as a Category Four Hurricane on Sunday.
New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio described the situation overnight in a tweet as an enduring and historic weather event with record-breaking rains, brutal flooding, and dangerous conditions… born out in scenes of water cascading into subways while in neighbouring New Jersey and upstate New York scenes of cars literally floating in water.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the city for the first time. Parts of the region were also under tornado warnings as high winds downed trees… with reports that some people were stuck in flooded basements while cars were seen stranded on Manhattan highways even after the deluge had cleared.
And as Ida leaves damage and destruction in her wake, out west in California different scenes near Caldor in the State’s northern regions, an almost three weeks old bush fire burning through 1100 square kilometers – forcing evacuations while destroying hundreds of homes.
Scenes of destruction on both sides of the spectrum that tell a story of a climate emergency and how increasingly it remains a clear and present danger.
Hurricane Ida | More than a million people without power in the US State:
