A man watches a car in floodwaters after Ida wreckage brought torrential rains, instant floods and tornadoes to northeastern parts of Mamaroneck, New York, on September 2, 2021.
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President Joe Biden has added New York to the list of major disaster areas following the devastation of Hurricane Ida last week.
The move announced Monday releases federal disaster funding to help storm-hit areas, which cut a strip across the northeast from Sept. 1-3, pouring an average of 3.1 inches per hour and causing dozens of dead.
In a similar announcement Sunday, Biden also declared New Jersey a disaster zone. Ida reportedly caused at least 27 deaths and four people are still missing.
The president is expected to visit Manville, New Jersey and Queens on Tuesday to witness Ida’s damage and various recovery efforts.
One of the most powerful hurricanes to reach the United States, Ida, attacked Louisiana the first part of the week before heading north and causing devastation in several states.
According to PowerOutage.us, a tracking site, about 530,000 Louisians had not yet had electricity since Monday morning.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul estimated Ida caused more damage worth $ 50 million to the state.
Biden’s decision will allow aid to be released in the Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond and Westchester counties, the White House said. Evaluations also continue in other areas and counties.
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