Cars Abandoned On Flooded Highways As States Desperately Try To Clean Up After Ida
New York’s downstate counties were placed under a state of emergency in response to the storm. Roadways in the region were heavily impacted by flooding, and CBS New York reported that exits on the Long Island Expressway were shut down and cars were left abandoned on the side of the road. “Multiple roadways across New York City, Long Island and the lower Mid-Hudson were flooded and impassible at times, with people rescued from vehicles trapped in floodwaters,” a press release from New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s office read....