The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board and the State forest department have formed a committee to conduct an investigation after the National Green
ground, we are worried about localised flooding, not so much from the large localised flooding, not so much from the large rivers and streams, but people the large rivers and streams, but people in the large rivers and streams, but people in and around their homes, whether people in and around their homes, whether you have drainage issues, lrasins whether you have drainage issues, basins being flooded, that is one of the big basins being flooded, that is one of the big concerns. we have seen shelters the big concerns. we have seen shelters opening up, but with the region shelters opening up, but with the region that already has a growing homeless region that already has a growing homeless population, some of those shelters homeless population, some of those shelters are already full. there are also concerns particularly around the spread of covid 19, with rsv and flu circulating, and putting people together flu circulating, and putting people together in the situations,
emergency authorities, and rescuing people. pulling them out of cars, pulling them out of the water because the water came so quickly, people were going home. people were going driving like as if nothing was about to happen. and then, suddenly, just a constant rain. the heavy rain just was coming and coming. and streets got flooded. highways, roads. a lot of drainage issues. so, when some of the streets, that s what was causing a lot of the flooding. sadly, we did get a report that one person has died at a building collapse in queens. so, authorities are investigating that. but really, it s going to be a really tough night for many, many people here in new york city. many of them spending the night here in the subway. some people cleaning out from their basement. lot of people lost cars. when we wake up in the morning and as daylight comes, we are going to really see the impact of this storm. this is just crazy. and for new york city, so unprecedented. when you think the subway has sto
little more obvious there. that s a live picture of fort myers and where you see the palm trees moving around. there is some wind. but remember, in addition to the storm surge, that rain, when you get that storm surge and the degree of rain, you have drainage issues. that can contribute to normal flooding and the sea level rises as we get closer to the storm. think about those vulnerable places, sandoval island, those small, narrow islands, how vulnerable they are at a time like this. the winds are only starting to pick up. what it s going to look like over the next 24 hours. joining us now wbbh reporter, trent kelly. he s in fort myers. seems like in the last five or ten minutes the wind s really picking up. after. that s right. in fact, we ve been out here, we re not in fort myers tonight.