Fifty-eight people are dead as Hurricane Ida continues to wreak havoc along the East Coast.
The Northeast has been hit particularly hard, where 45 people have been reported dead. More than half of these deaths, 23, occurred in New Jersey, according to Gov. Phil Murphy, while 13 were killed in New York City, according to multiple outlets. The South has also sustained damage, with Louisiana’s Department of Health announcing Thursday nine residents have died from the storm so far, including three deaths in nursing homes currently under investigation.
LOUISIANA MAN MISSING FOLLOWING ATTACK FROM ALLIGATOR SWIMMING IN HURRICANE IDA FLOODWATERS
Amrita Bhagwandin, who is from the Queens borough of New York, said that two of her neighbors had died from the storm and implored officials for help.
“We would like to see the promises made today by the governor, the mayor, the senators, all the city agencies to be fulfilled immediately,” she told CNN. “We want this federal aid to come to us now. Tomorrow can’t come fast enough. It should have been here today.”
Tornado spawned by Hurricane Ida storms through a New Jersey neighborhood. pic.twitter.com/Vmp4tCrQor
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Drone footage shows homes destroyed by a tornado with winds up to 150 mph that ripped through Mullica Hill, New Jersey, one of seven twisters that touched down in the Philadelphia area as the remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed the Northeast. https://t.co/ozT7weMwb9 pic.twitter.com/kFF8Y4z9oJ
— ABC News (@ABC) September 3, 2021
UPDATE: The governors of New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency late Wednesday amid prolific flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that deluged communities throughout the Northeast. https://t.co/32SFXglZkr
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On Thursday, when the U.S. death toll stood at 46, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had spoken with President Joe Biden, who pledged federal assistance to the state.
Biden is scheduled to visit Louisiana on Friday to survey the damage.
