On September 1, 2021, in the Bronx, New York City, a person marches in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida’s rainfall. This former Category 4 hurricane passed through New York City and poured 3.15 inches of rain in an hour in Central Park. (Photo credit: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
[Look at China News September 2, 2021](Look at Chinese reporter Cheng Rong compiled/compiled)Hurricane IdaThe tail of (Ida) struck the northeastern United States, causing flash floods in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It rained for a month in just one day and at least 9 people died.
According to the “Daily Mail” report, late Wednesday (September 1), the governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency because of the record-breaking rainfall brought by tropical storm Ida, which led to flooding and road traffic. Dangerous situation.
De Blasio: New York encounters “historical weather events”
According to the “New York Post” report, 7 people died in New York City on the night of the 1st, and 4 of them were trapped in the basement by the flood. There is also a record of death in Passaic, New Jersey.
According to the New York Police Department, victims in New York range in age from 2 to 66 years old. A 66-year-old Brooklyn man was found dead in the basement of his Cypress Hills apartment. Then a woman in her 40s was found on Central Park Road. Later, a 22-year-old man and a A 45-year-old woman was found near 90th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
The mayor of Pasek, New Jersey, Hector Lora confirmed that on Thursday (2nd), the body of a 70-year-old man was rescued from the flood and his car was washed away by a flash flood and he could not escape. Firefighters successfully rescued the other two people trapped in the car.
A few hours earlier, a 19-year-old man in Maryland died when Rock Creek burst its banks and flooded several apartment complexes. About 200 people in 60 apartments were displaced.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on the evening of the 1st that he had entered a state of emergency due to what he called a “historical weather event.” Prior to this, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Hochul ( Kathy Hochul), issued the same warning in their respective states earlier in the day.
New York City Mayor Blasio said on Twitter: “We are experiencing a historic weather event tonight. The rainfall in the entire city is record-breaking, flooding is raging, and road conditions are dangerous. Please don’t go to the streets tonight, let us First responders and emergency services complete their work. If you want to go out, please don’t. Don’t take the subway. Don’t go on the road. Don’t drive into these floods. Stay at home.”
All subway services in New York city suspended due to severe flooding pic.twitter.com/e4CJvQ0D4m
— Grasshopper (@maybe60794885) September 2, 2021
The New York Office of the National Weather Service said it had issued a flash flood emergency for New York City for the first time in its history, warning people to look for highlands immediately. “Emergency” (Emergency) warning is the highest level of flood warning, indicating a direct and major threat to life and property.
The agency said on Twitter: “This special warning for New York City is our second flash flood emergency. (This is the first time for New York City). Our first flash flood disaster. The emergency was announced for northeastern New Jersey an hour ago.”
A subway station in New York City has become a waterfall pic.twitter.com/XiWk1AMsyh
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 2, 2021
After recording 3.15 inches of rain in Central Park within an hour, the New York City Emergency Management Office (OEM) issued a travel ban at around 12:50 am on the 2nd to prevent all non-emergency vehicles from driving on city streets and highways. Until 5 o’clock in the morning.
The emergency flash flood warning in New York now means that more than 60 million people in the entire Northeast are under flash flood warning, and Ada continues to cause damage to the area. At 2 o’clock in the morning on Thursday (2nd), 112,000 people were cut off in Pennsylvania; 51,000 in New York; 82,000 in New Jersey; and 36,000 in Connecticut.
Murphy said on Twitter: “These numbers are climbing. Charge your device. If you experience a power outage, please report it immediately.”
Ada left a series of destructive marks on the East Coast of the United States and is now whizzing towards the city of Boston.
New Jersey: Basically suspended traffic
The storm moved eastward at night, and the National Weather Service confirmed that there was at least one tornado. Social media posts showed that in a county in southern New Jersey outside of Philadelphia, houses were blown to ruins and roofs were torn apart.
Newark Airport reported that it had rained four inches within two hours and the baggage area of the airport was flooded. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, said in a statement that due to severe flooding, all flights were suspended and all parking lots were closed.
The video from the luggage room of the airport shows that water is spraying up like a fountain while workers are standing in the flood.
New Jersey has also suspended some train lines and buses from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Flooding baggage area at newark airport pic.twitter.com/LxjDJHpXAH
— Bill Ritter (@billritter7) September 2, 2021
The Queens Boulevard in the communities of Maspeth and Corona, described as “a real river,” shocking video showing the water flooding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York Of a bus, and many cars are trapped in the water.
Joe English, who works in the UNICEF Press Office, wrote on Twitter: “The heroic bus driver managed to get us through 3-4 feet of rain safely, but it seems that the situation is getting worse. Bad. Finally reached the higher ground, a companion exclaimed, “Oh, no, I missed my station.”
The MTA pointed out on its website that almost all train lines have been suspended, except for the No. 7 train and the Staten Island Railway, which have been delayed.
The agency said: “Due to heavy rainfall and flooding throughout the region, the train service tonight may be extremely limited. We strongly recommend that you avoid traveling at this time.”
The agency said on Twitter: “If you are on a stuck train, please stay on the train; the safest place is on the train, unless you hear other news from the conductor.”
According to @NYCFireWire’s Twitter account, emergency responders are working to evacuate passengers from a stuck E train on 74th Street and Broadway/Roosevelt Avenue.
The National Weather Service shared a video in which a white SUV floats in the running water of the Big Apple while warning residents: “This is a perfect example of what you shouldn’t do What! Note that the white car towards the end is floating. The water is too deep to drive through. Turn around and don’t drown!”
During the US Open, the match between Diego Schwartzman and Kevin Anderson at Louis Armstrong Stadium was also suspended due to wind and rain, even though the venue had a roof. “Los Angeles Times” sports columnist Helene Elliot wrote on Twitter: “The situation outside is terrible.”
A video posted on social media purportedly showed a cross-street mouse in New York City swimming in a flood, while another video purportedly showed a man using a pool float during a storm.
In another video, an obvious GrubHub driver, who was seen riding a bicycle in a flowing flood to deliver goods, was praised on Twitter. The photos also show other delivery drivers in the city working in the storm.
Tornado warnings have also been issued in parts of northern Nassau County, Long Island, as the National Weather Service has indicated that there may be hail in thunderstorms.
WVIT reporter Matt Austin said on Twitter that as the storm continued to enter Connecticut, flash floods could be seen on Elm Street in West Haven, and some cars appeared to be in trouble on the road. He wrote that the Sihavan police had blocked the road with cones, but could see the cones being taken away by the flowing flood.
It’s getting even worse here in West Haven. Insane amount of wind-driven rain. #NBCCT pic.twitter.com/vcTox7XSl5
— Matt Austin (@mattaustinTV) September 2, 2021
At Stanford, a video posted on Twitter showed that firefighters and bystanders appeared to be trying to push a car uphill to resist running water, while other cars lined up behind them.
Pennsylvania: Evacuation of downstream residents due to high-risk dam
Earlier in the day, Pennsylvania was shrouded in rain, after high water levels drove some people in Maryland and Virginia from their homes.
Thousands of people were evacuated on the 1st after the water level of a dam near Johnstown, nicknamed the “Flood City” in Pennsylvania, reached dangerous levels.
The Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company tweeted that it had rescued 41 passengers from a school bus that was caught in a flood near Pittsburgh, and 10 in another school bus in western Maryland. The student was rescued.
It is believed that a tornado also landed in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
Ada caused countless schools and businesses to close in Pennsylvania. Approximately 150 roads maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation were closed, and many smaller roads were also impassable.
In some areas near Johnstown, there have been several fatal floods in its history, with 5 inches or more of rain in the afternoon, which triggered the evacuation of the downstream area of Wilmore Dam make.
Martinuska, the director of emergency management in Cumbria County and the head of the 9/11 Center, said the water level at the Wilmore Dam has reached a height that requires evacuation.
A 911 dispatcher in Cambria County, New Jersey, told the Weather Channel that people were trapped in the basement, the roof of the house was flying, and there were reports of serious injuries.
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There are also reports that the roofs of many buildings in northern Philadelphia have been torn off, trees have been damaged, and debris has blocked roads. Houses in Chester County were also damaged.
Martinuska said the nearby Hinckston Run Dam was also under monitoring, but it seemed to have stabilized by the afternoon when the water level at Wilmore Dam was receding.
Both dams are considered high-risk dams, and if they fail, people are likely to die.
He said that with the help of the Red Cross, the National Guard, the local transportation bureau and the school transportation service, the evacuees were taken to a nearby high school.
The National Weather Service predicts that the aftermath of Hurricane Ida will cause flooding, saying that steep terrain and even city streets are particularly vulnerable to severe weather that extends from the Appalachians to Massachusetts.
Northern Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and eastern West Virginia are expected to see the greatest impact from the storm’s aftermath. It has already caused widespread flooding and billions of dollars in damage in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. .
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