Isaias was a hurricane of category 1 on 5 at landfall in North Carolina on the night of Monday to Tuesday, with winds of up to 140 km/h.
The images speak for themselves. At least four people died in tropical storm Isaias, who swept Tuesday the East coast of the United States with strong winds, accompanied by heavy rains, leaving Wednesday, several million people without electricity. A tornado damaged a mobile home in North Carolina, killing two people, said Tuesday the governor of the State, Roy Cooper. Two other people were killed by falling trees on their vehicle, one in New York and the other in Maryland.
A car crushed by a tree in the streets of Manhattan in New York.
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Isaias was a hurricane of category 1 (out of 5) by touching down in North Carolina in the night of Monday to Tuesday, with winds of up to 140 km/h. The depression has gradually weakened on Tuesday, progressing to the north-east of the country, towards the south-east of Canada, where heavy rains are expected.
3 million people without power
But it has still caused a number of damages and cancellation of flights in the eastern United States. Nearly three million people remained without electricity in several areas, according to the suppliers, with cuts affecting New Jersey and New York. “We see trees and branches ripped through the city”, “take this seriously. If you don’t have to be out, stay home”, had been alerted on Twitter, Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York city, including ferry services, train and some portions air of the subway had been closed.
A car crosses the waters brought by the storm to Holden Beach in North Carolina.
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The authorities in new york city, still marked by the devastating passage of hurricane Sandy in 2012, had installed seawalls in the south of Manhattan in the morning in anticipation of a possible rise of the water. But “the storm has provided, above all wind up here, more than floods,” noted Bill De Blasio on a local television channel.
damage less severe than expected in North Carolina
According to the latest bulletin from the national hurricane Center (NHC), Isaias was moving to 20h local (2 hours French time) at the top of Vermont, before you quickly reach Canada with winds maximum sustained 80 km/h. “I invite all those in the path of the storm to remain vigilant and to follow the recommendations of their State and local authorities”, said in the after-noon the president Donald Trump during a press conference at the White House.
A tree collapsed on a power line in the neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
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The NHC had issued a notice of vigilance to tornadoes to several States, including Pennsylvania and New York, but the worst seems to have been avoided. In North Carolina, used every summer, or almost, to the passage of storms and hurricanes, “the damage has not been as severe as they could have been,” said on ABC governor Roy Cooper.
A dam that is installed in Manhattan, New York city.
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While his State is among those confronted in the country in a resurgence of the epidemic of Covid-19, he asked the inhabitants, in spite of the arrival of the storm, don’t forget to follow the gestures of the barrier. He explained Tuesday morning that a larger number of shelters had to be planned to allow for social distancing to the interior thereof.
