US President Joe Biden ordered to provide assistance to the states of New York and New Jersey, affected by Hurricane “Ida”. This was reported by the press service of the White House.
Biden called the situation in both states of emergency. Federal support will be aimed at conducting restoration work in a number of districts. The staff of the States will provide the Ministry of Internal Security of the United States and the Federal Emergency Management.
Earlier it became known that 12 people died in the state of New York, and 12 people died, and in the neighboring New Jersey – 14. In New York, the anomalous shower led to the fallout of at least eight centimeters of precipitation. The city stopped the metro station and the movement of many suburban trains.