Death and destruction in the wake of Ida - all across the northeast here in the United States. The storm's tail lashed out - all wild and heavy handed - bringing high floods and causing havoc late evening and early morning, on September 1 and 2.
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| The Washington Time |
Videos and photos of New York City - under siege and under water - caused wave after wave of surreal chills worldwide. Leaving us helpless and horrified as we watched in joined paralyzing fear.
Washington Post coverage
Emergencies were declared for New York state, New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as a month's worth of rain was dumped within a couple of hours.
drone images c/o NJ.com
A flash flood emergency was declared for the first time in New York City. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul also declared a state of emergency, as did New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
DW News coverage
Remnants of Hurricane Ida brought on a tornado that tore through Mullica Hills NJ and ripped several homes apart.
Several areas reported massive flooding, damaging homes and businesses, shutting down public transportation, and stranding or forcing drivers to abandon their cars.
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| Brooklyn NY 2 Sep 2021 - Ed Jones/AFP |
As of Thursday morning, there are 101,652 customers without power in Pennsylvania, 73,348 in New Jersey, 51,931 in New York and 34,449 in Connecticut, according to poweroutage.us.
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| Bronx NY 1 Sep 2021 - David Dee Delgado/Getty Images |
wonder | wander | women are grateful to have been spared - safe on our high cliffside perch. May those affected be returned soon to their restored homes and havens. Be well and safe folks.
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| NYC Subway Station - ABC News |
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