WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will travel to the Northeast on Tuesday to survey storm damage from remnants of Hurricane Ida, which dropped record rainfall on the region and caused catastrophic flash flooding.
Biden will tour Manville, New Jersey, and the New York City borough of Queens, and give remarks at 4 p.m. ET, according to the White House.
At least 50 people were killed across six states after rain overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems last week. More than half of those deaths, 27, were recorded in New Jersey.
In New York City, 13 people were killed, including 11 in Queens.Some people were trapped in fast-filling basement apartments and cars or were swept away as they tried to escape.