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Nor'easter cuts power to 100,000 US households
BBC News··5h ago
A powerful nor'easter brought coastal flooding, power cuts and travel disruption across the northeastern United States on Saturday. States of emergency were declared in New York and New Jersey. More than 100,000 households lost electricity, according to tracker PowerOutage. FlightAware logged more than 2,400 flight delays and 1,199 grounded flights. Ed Sheeran's Boston concert was among events called off.
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What It Means For You
- New York officials warned of wind gusts up to 55mph throughout the weekend.
- NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani told residents not to drive or walk through floodwater.
- Saturday's full moon was projected to worsen coastal flooding along the coast.
What's Happening
- The US National Weather Service cited dangerous coastal flooding and heavy rainfall.
- Streets and homes were inundated in Surf City and Manasquan, New Jersey.
- The Red Sox moved a game against the Chicago Cubs to Sunday afternoon in Florida.
Coastal flooding warnings
- The Global Citizen Festival in Central Park was also called off.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill urged New Jersey residents to take the storm seriously on Saturday.
- A professional football match between Red Bull New York and St Louis City SC was cancelled.
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