A strong nor’easter storm has impacted the US east coast over the weekend, resulting in power outages, flooding, and damaging winds. At least one person has been killed and hundreds of thousands have been left without electricity.
The storm has caused significant coastal flooding, rough surf, and powerful winds from North Carolina through New England, affecting areas including Boston and the New York City tri-state area. By Sunday, nearly 150,000 households had lost power.
In New York City, a 56-year-old housing authority employee died on Saturday when a tree fell on him in Brooklyn. Authorities have not yet determined if wind caused the tree to fall. New York's governor, Kathy Hochul, has declared a state of emergency for several counties, including the Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, and Westchester.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has advised travellers to check with airlines for updated flight information, with over 3,000 US flight delays and nearly 430 cancellations reported. The storm, which struck the mid-Atlantic and New England over the weekend, is forecast to continue into the early part of this week, with coastal flooding expected to rise and recede with the tides.