Dozens die in US Northeast from Ida storm remnants

People look at U.S. Route 206, flooded as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Ida, in Somerville, N.J., (Photo: AP)

WASHINGTON: Officials in the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Thursday said at least 40 people had died as a result of flash flooding caused by torrential rainfall driven by remnants of Hurricane Ida.