Isaias Update: Death Toll at 9, Millions Worth of Damages after Hitting East Coast

Isaias now has a death toll of nine as it battered East Coast with heavy rains and strong winds, toppling power lines, trees, and flooding several streets. The National Hurricane Center said that Isaias had a wind speed of 105 km/hr 18 hours after coming onto land, but it lowered to 64 km/h max winds on Wednesday morning.

Here are some updates of the damages that Isaias has brought:

• Nine people died from the storm, including a five-year-old girl with autism. Two people died in North Carolina when Isaias spun off a tornado that hit a mobile home park. In Pennsylvania, a person got killed when raging waters swept their vehicle. In Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware, and New York City, three people were killed by falling trees. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, a woman was found dead inside her house on Tuesday evening. The 5-year old girl with autism died when she was swept away by floodwaters in the creek behind her house.

• In Doylestown, Philadelphia, officials said four children were treated for minor injuries after winds tore a portion of a roof at a daycare center. Rescue workers in Delaware county searched for a young person who fell or jumped into raging water of a swollen creek.

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• In Rehoboth, Massachusetts, responders rescued a man from underneath a tree. He was taken to the hospital, and responders believe he will be just fine.

• More than 2.7 million homes and businesses were without electric power on various states Wednesday after trees fell on power lines.

• In New York, more than 2,000 trees fell across the train system and bus network. In Massachusetts, a large tree was uprooted in Waltham, and it completely blocked a street.
  
  

  

• In Delaware, William Henry Middle School, a 68-year-old school was one of the severely damaged buildings by Tropical Storm Isaias. The school was one of the structures condemned by the Dover's Fire Marshal Office on Tuesday. School officials have not decided how they will approach the year, but they are expected to submit a revised school year calendar to the Board of Education for approval on Thursday. School officials declined to share the revised calendar details, but they must also decide where to send 1,000 fifth- and sixth-grade students.

• Delaware Governor John Carney declared and signed a state of emergency for Delaware on Tuesday to provide coordinated assistance and recovery efforts to damage the storm. The declaration includes closing bridges and roads whenever necessary to protect the safety of Delawareans. The emergency order is valid as of 3 p.m. Tuesday and will be active until further notice.

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• Tornadoes ravaged Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and North Carolina. National Weather Service confirmed five tornadoes in North Carolina at the height of Isaias.

• According to initial reports, damage in Delaware may cause more than $20 million. The cost would cover damages of dozens of homes in Dover and New Castle County, a severely damaged school that is now inhabitable, and utility structure damages such as fallen poles and wires.

• New Jersey Transit Service is not yet in operation as crew repaired approximately 150 fallen trees, fixed signals, and overhead wires.

• In Philadelphia, the regional rail service was also suspended after the water levels of the Schuykill River rose and sent an unsecured construction barge into the bridge. Interstate 676, which crosses the bridge, was closed in both directions as inspectors were checking for damage.

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