NEW YORK – A state of emergency was declared in this city on Wednesday night after being hit by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city was “enduring an historic weather event” with “brutal flooding” and “dangerous conditions” on the roads.
New Jersey also declared an emergency and reported at least one death.
A person drowned in Passaic, New Jersey, the local mayor reported. A tornado also destroyed at least nine homes in Mullica Hill, in the same state.
According to the police, the roof of a postal building collapsed in Kearny, New Jersey, with people inside at the time.
The National Weather Service had recorded 3.15 inches (eight centimeters) of rain in Central Park here in one hour.(BBC)
