NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated large swaths of the northeastern U.S. with historic and unanticipated fury Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people in flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as basement apartments suddenly filled with water, rivers and creeks swelled to record levels and roadways turned into car-swallowing canals.Eight people died when they became trapped in flooded basements, New York City police said.
Five people were found dead in an apartment complex in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the city’s mayor and spokesperson told local media.
Outside Philadelphia, officials in Montgomery County reported "multiple fatalities," saying no additional details were immediately available.The ferocious.