Latest updates Deaths climb to at least 44 from Northeast floods caused by Hurricane Ida’s remnants
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An earlier version of this report said Phil Murphy was the governor of Pennsylvania. He is New Jersey's governor.
Three days after making landfall in Louisiana, the remnants of Hurricane Ida tore into the Northeast, where a historic deluge caused flooding that killed at least 44 people across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. The barrage that ended Thursday did more than evoke harrowing memories of the region’s last deadly storm and leave cities at a standstill.
The storm claimed the lives of at least 16 people in New York, officials said. New Jersey officials confirmed 23 deaths in the state, Pennsylvania has confirmed four and Connecticut reported one.
The rain was so extreme in New York that, for the first time, National Weather Service issued a flash-flood emergency alert Wednesday night for the city, the warningreserved for the most dire rainfall conditions. It was later downgraded, and much of the area was still under a flood warning early Thursday.
The storm claimed the lives of at least 16 people in New York, officials said. New Jersey officials confirmed 23 deaths in the state, Pennsylvania has confirmed four and Connecticut reported one.
The rain was so extreme in New York that, for the first time, National Weather Service issued a flash-flood emergency alert Wednesday night for the city, the warningreserved for the most dire rainfall conditions. It was later downgraded, and much of the area was still under a flood warning early Thursday.