Dikhyaa Mohanty 
At least 44 people in the New York area due to the flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida overnight, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed on climate change.
According to the reports, the record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York City, turned streets into rivers and shut down subway services as water cascaded down platforms onto tracks. Hundreds of flights were cancelled at LaGuardia and JFK airports, as well as at Newark, where the video showed a terminal inundated by rainwater.
Flooding closed major roads across New Jersey and New York boroughs including Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens, submerging cars and forcing the fire department to rescue hundreds of people. At least 23 people died in New Jersey. Thirteen died in New York City, including 11 who could not escape their basements, police said. The victims ranged from the ages of two to 86.
Three also died in the New York suburb of Westchester, while another four died in Montgomery County outside Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Ida blazed a trail of destruction north after slamming into Louisiana over the weekend, bringing severe flooding and tornadoes.
