Live Updates: At least 15 dead as Ida swamps Northeast with record rainfall
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The remnants of Hurricane Ida turned deadly, spurred water rescues, swamped roadways and set rainfall records as the system swept up the East Coast late Wednesday into the overnight hours Thursday.
The deluge was being blamed for at least 15 deaths, including that of a 70-year-old man who Passaic, New Jersey, Mayor Hector Lora said was swept away by floodwaters. Divers were searching for other possible victims. Lora ordered the evacuation of downtown Passaic early Thursday due to the rising level of the Passaic River. The New York Police Department said the storm system was responsible for at least eight deaths in the city, and one was reported in Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.