The death toll from Hurricane Ida and its aftermath continues to rise, as locals try to piece their lives back together and officials rescue oil-soaked birds impacted by a storm-related oil spill.
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They were identified as friends Nidhi Rana, 18 and Ayush Rana, 21, by the Regional Medical Examiner in the state, Lora said in aSearch and rescue crews had searched through the river throughout the week. Nidhi's body was discovered in the water near Kearny Wednesday and Ayush's body was found the following day near the border of Newark, authorites said.Emergency personnel remove a body from the Passaic River near the Newark and Kearny, N.J. border, Sept. 9, 2021.
Luis Jalil-Solarzario, 70, of Clifton, died on Sept. 1 when his car got submerged in flood waters, but his wife, 66, and son, 25 were able to be rescued by firefighters, Lora announced last week.
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