Huge clean-up takes place after dozens killed in US floods

Huge clean-up takes place after dozens killed in US floods
A woman sits next to her drenched belongings (Mary Altaffer/AP)

A huge clean-up is taking place in the north east of the US after dozens of people died following record-breaking rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

At least 46 people in five states died as storm water cascaded into people’s homes and engulfed cars, overwhelming urban drainage systems never meant to handle so much rain in such a short time.

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