emergency. that s a subway tunnel there. subway service is coming back this morning after it was suspended in a scene like that last night. imagine, hundreds are still stranded in stations across the city, and new york city saw rainfall worse. 50,000 olympic-size swimming pools in the course of just five hours. this is not normal, folks. these are live pictures from new jersey. that is flooding. communities up to their doors and windows, and that is a live rescue underway. first responders in an inflatable there going door to door, seeing if people need rescue at this hour. a tornado ripped through parts of gloucester county, new jersey. newark had its wettest day on record. records are being set virtually every day, folks. again, this is not normal. nearly all transit rail service has been suspended in new jersey. this morning united airlines says it is suspending operations from its hub in newark. that has tremendous repercussions for travelers across the country. all of th
and fairly widespread destruction. from the category four hurricane this slammed into the gulf coast two days ago. wherever you live, episodic s power outages are effective life. you get through the, move on, with more less discomfort and inconvenience. but this is an order of magnitude greater. we are talking well over 1 million people, not only power, but no prospects of power anytime soon. in many cases, also no running water, new working sewage system, no working emergency response, system in some cases no passable roads, because of the storm damage. louisiana s governor today told residents of his state, if you have already evacuated, do not return. until the office of emergency preparedness tells you it is ready to receive you. the parish president from one hard-hit county in louisiana, john the baptist parish, told residents today, the parishes without power, and we are without water. so where you currently are now, if you re in a safe place with water and power, that
crows b of 5.45 million people. the economy grows by nearly of 5.45 million people. the economy grows by nearly 596. new zealand says it will keep its border closed until at least the end of the year to keep covid out more wildfires in italy, as sicily records what could be europe s hottest ever temperature. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the international red cross has warned of a catastrophe for civilians in afghanistan as the taliban continues to advance across the country. the insurgents have taken control of ten of the country s 34 provincial capitals. let s take a look at the latest developments. intense street by street fighting is taking place in the city of kandahar, where the taliban have also taken control of the jail and released hundreds of prisoners. the taliban say they have taken control of the strategically important city of ghazni, which is on the road to the capital, kabul. president ashraf ghani earlier flew to the