At least 22 people died, including a New York City toddler, and tens of thousands were overwhelmed by floods as the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the tri-state area overnight with historic rainfall, at least one tornado and savage winds. Eight of the confirmed fatalities were in two boroughs — a 2-year-old boy, 45-, 86- and 48-year-old women and 50- and 22-year-old men in Queens and a 66-year-old man in Brooklyn. The other 14 confirmed deaths were in New Jersey, where at least five bodies were found in Elizabeth’s Oakwood Plaza Apartments complex. A mayoral spokeswoman had no details on how they died but noted fire department headquarters nearby were under 8 feet of water. Search and rescue teams are continuing efforts to determine where there may be additional casualties inside.
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