Murphy said the White House offered support in the recovery effort, adding that he informed Biden 'that I will request an expedited Major Disaster Declaration today.' Death toll grows as emergency crews keep workingįour people died from storm-related causes in the same apartment complex in Elizabeth, N.J., Kelly Martins, the city's public information officer, told NPR. President Biden said he's been in contact with the governors of New York and New Jersey. Our prayers are with their family members.' Phil Murphy tweeted that of the 23 deaths in his state, most were people who 'got caught in their vehicles by flooding and were overtaken by the water. 'We saw a horrifying storm last night, unlike anything we've seen before,' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference Thursday morning. One flooding victim was just 2 years old, the New York Police Department said. The storm is blamed for more than 40 deaths, including 23 people in New Jersey, 12 people in New York, five in Pennsylvania, and one each in Connecticut and Maryland. Hurricane Ida's remnants brought catastrophic levels of rain to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday into Thursday, triggering statewide emergencies as well as the first flash flood emergency issued for New York City. Heavy rainfall makes for a stormy Times Square outing Wednesday in New York City.

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