Death Toll Rises To 45 From HIstoric Northeast Flooding

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Deadly floods have paralyzed New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Record rainfall, from Hurricane Ida, floods homes and strands drivers across the Northeast. The death toll is now up to 45 after the historic Northeast flooding. New York City had its first ever flash flood emergency after record amount of rain. Rescues are still under way in the flood disaster zone. New York City is working to restore service in the flooded subway system. New York officials warn that the flood disaster is a "wake-up call" on climate change. 35 billion gallons of rain fell on New York City overnight, according to CNN. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says, "People are going through hell... They need help." Tornadoes also destroy homes and cause extensive damage in Northeast. More than two dozen New Jersey homes have been damaged or destroyed by a tornado. Passaic mayor declares an emergency in his city as bodies are recovered from the floodwaters. The Passaic mayor says there is up to eight feet of water in parts of Passaic, New Jersey. More than 900,000 customers are still without power in Louisiana. President Biden is to visit the hurricane devastation in Louisiana tomorrow. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.0	Happening now, breaking news, the death toll is rising from a historic flooding disaster in the northeast
1:18.0	after the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped billions of gallons of water with stunning speed on communities from New York to Maryland.
1:26.5	Rescues are still underway across the region.
1:29.6	Crews have been using boats to navigate streets turned into rivers as they struggle to reach
1:34.5	residents trapped in flooded homes. New York City has been working to restore subway
1:39.5	service after water gushed into stations stopping trains and leaving commuters
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1:49.2	unprecedented state of emergency, the ongoing danger, and the cleanup ahead.
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