They were all pronounced dead at the scene.Īlso in Queens, police responded to a 911 call of a flooding condition and discovered a 48-year-old female, unconscious and unresponsive, within the residence. The identification of the deceased is pending family notification," the NYPD said.Īt a second flooded location in Queens, the NYPD said they found a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy unconscious and unresponsive within the residence. "The investigation is ongoing and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman was taken to the local hospital, where she later died. Officers responding to a flooding condition at a partially collapsed building early Thursday in the borough found two people - a 43-year-old female and a 22-year-old male - unconscious and unresponsive inside, the NYPD said. Most of the city's fatalities were in Queens. 2, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York City. He said there may be more travel bans in the future and there'd be a focus on people living in basements including door-to-door warnings and a potential database of basement residents.Ĭars sit abandoned on a flooded highway following a night of extremely heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on Sept. He said the city would also form a 30-day Extreme Weather Response Task Force to examine how the city can better prepare and respond to severe weather. Kathy Hochul said, "We’re well in excess of $30 million" in damage from Ida.ĭe Blasio also announced Friday the creation of a Climate Driven Rain Response Plan to improve the city's weather warning system. "Unfortunately the price paid by some New Yorkers was horrible and tragic."Īt least 11 people who died in the storm died in their basement apartments, de Blasio said Thursday.Īs of Friday morning, there are at least 8,000 residents without power across New York, according to PowerOutage.US. Unlike anything we've seen before," de Blasio said. SLIDESHOW: Hurricane Ida causes flooding and destruction
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