Ida’s death toll climbs, damages could top 100 billion dollars
Ida is no longer but its impacts are beginning to be realized across the U.S. At least 42 people were killed in the Northeast as Ida tracked across the region on Wednesday, September 1, prompting tornado warnings and flash flood emergencies.
Parts of the Northeast saw close to a foot of rain in less than 24 hours. This caused significant flash flooding. Videos on social media showed homes and apartments rapidly filling with water as the occupants were left shocked.
NYC apartment buildings are destroyed #flashflooding #FlashFloodEmergency #flood #floods #flooding #ClimateEmergency #ida #hurricanida #NewJersey #newyork #Brooklyn #nycweather #NYC #nycflood pic.twitter.com/1qKUWrTceu
— Internet Clips (@thrxwaway1) September 2, 2021
US residents standing, walking in knee-high flood water in an apartment building that was flooded in Woodside, Queens, #NewYork City.#flashflooding #FlashFloodEmergency #flood #floods #flooding #ClimateEmergency #ida #hurricanida #NewJersey #newyork #nycweather #NYC #nycflood pic.twitter.com/vbAoYN7dte
— Journalist Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) September 2, 2021
The heavy rainfall and runoff also flooded roadways. Roads looked like rivers, carrying cars and trucks in the strong currents.
Car Swimming in the flood— a vehicle with a person in it.#NYCFlooding #NewJersey #flooding
#NY #NYC #NewYorkCity #Ida #HurricaneIda #NJwx #flashflooding #Emergency #tornadowarnings pic.twitter.com/8oUzQGZ89i— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) September 2, 2021
Queens Boulevard in Maspeth/Corona is a literal river at the moment. Bus fully flooded driving through, multiple cars stuck in the water. Absolutely insane.#Ida #HurricaneIda #tornado #nyc #NJwx #flashflooding #Emergency #tornadowarnings #NewJerseyTornado pic.twitter.com/hB9cWXZdfv
— Chaudhary Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) September 2, 2021
While the Northeast saw significant impacts, Louisiana and Mississippi cannot be forgotten. Coastal parts of those states are still struggling to recover after landfall on Sunday, August 29. Ida made landfall as a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. This is one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in Louisiana. 9 deaths have been confirmed in Louisiana.
Hundreds of thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi are facing dangerous heat and humidity without electricity after #Ida.
-Power restored to small areas of New Orleans
-989K homes & businesses still without power in Louisiana
-30K without power in Mississippi
-600K+ without water pic.twitter.com/cjbyW8Yqg0— AJ+ (@ajplus) September 2, 2021
Accuweather predicts Ida could be close to a 100 billion dollar hurricane.
AccuWeather has increased its estimate of total damage and economic loss from #Hurricane #Ida from $70-80 billion, to about $95 billion.
Louisiana officials confirm nine storm-related deaths. Dozens more are being reported in the northeast. pic.twitter.com/dDnwKS5eoZ
— Bill Wadell (@BillWadell) September 2, 2021