Urban Rowboat Rescues and Chest-Deep Water: Scenes of the Flood
- ‘People were screaming for help,’ says New Jersey resident
- Emergency workers across region field high number of calls
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The rescue crews came in the night, hauling life boats to city and suburban streets transformed into rivers by the epic rain.
Amid rushing currents and cries for help, they saved hundreds of people from flooded homes and basement apartments across New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as the remnants of Hurricane Ida washed over the region.