Hurricane Ida's death toll in the US Northeast rose on Sunday to at least 50 victims, with many holding out hope for people missing in the floodwaters.
Jay Breaux wipes sweat from his eyes after going through his hurricane destroyed home in the aftermath of Hurricane IdaHurricane Ida's death toll in the US Northeast rose on Sunday to at least 50 victims, with many holding out hope for people missing in the floodwaters.
"One woman wept in my arms, an 89-year-old woman. She had nothing left after living in that home for over 40 years," she said.New York's governor had previously secured an emergency disaster declaration from President Joe Biden and on Sunday signed paperwork to request related federal money to cover the costs of temporary housing as well as rebuilding homes, possibly in less flood-prone locations.
A student mass was called on Sunday at Seton Hall University in South Orange for Nidhi Rana, a first-year commuter student from Passaic who was last seen with her friend Ayush Rana, a Montclair State University student, as the water rushed around his car.
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