New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency on Thursday as the remnants of storm Ida caused massive flooding in New York City and across the northeastern United States.
“I am declaring a state of emergency to help New Yorkers affected by tonight’s storm,” Hochul tweeted, after Ida, which slammed into the southern United States as a Category 4 hurricane on Sunday, caused tornadoes and flooding as it steamed north.
Ida plowed into Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico, lashing the coast with 150 mile-per-hour winds and torrential downpours.
Flash flooding was reported by the National Hurricane Center across southeastern Louisiana. Residents of the most vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to evacuate days in advance of Ida.
Hurricane Ida blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees, devastated the city and was blamed for 1,800 deaths.
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