New York area swamped by Hurricane Ida's rains, killing at least 8

The remnants of Hurricane Ida ripped through New York, New Jersey and across the Northeast early Thursday, killing at least eight people and triggering tornadoes, thunderstorms and torrential rain that inundated streets and paralyzed transport services.
 

Video of flooding posted on social media showed major thoroughways, airport terminals, baseball stadiums and subway stations turned into wading pools. Seven people died in Brooklyn and Queens, a police spokesman said. An eighth was killed in Passaic, New Jersey, according to local news outlets. N.J. Tornadoes hit Maryland and New Jersey. Mayor Bill de Blasio declared an emergency for New York City, while