After Ida Soaks Northeast US, Cleanup and Mourning Continues

After Ida Soaks Northeast US, Cleanup and Mourning Continues
Workers pump water from a flooded section of Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, on Sept. 3, 2021. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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The cleanup—and mourning—continued Friday as the Northeast United States recovered from record-breaking rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

At least 48 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people’s homes and engulfed automobiles, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.