Topline
Surprising videos and images shared on social media showed cars submerged in flooded roads and water entering subway stations as New York City and its neighboring areas in New Jersey were struck by the deadly remains of Hurricane Ida on Wednesday night. evening.
A motorist drives a car through a flooded freeway in Brooklyn, New York, early September 2.
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Key facts
Heavy rains and flooding have caused at least eight deaths, seven in New York City and one in Passaic, New Jersey, so far. according to the New York Times.
Severe weather forced Both New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency by urging people to stay indoors.
At one point, the national weather service issued a โflash flood emergencyโ warning covering more than 9 million residents of New York City and the surrounding area.
Flood water surrounds vehicles after heavy rains on a freeway in Brooklyn, New York at first ... [+]
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Highway 440 was flooded in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Cars sink on Highway 440 after a flash flood in New Jersey's Bayonne City.
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At least eight dead in New York and New Jersey as Ida brings heavy rains and flash floods (Forbes)
