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Dramatic satellite images show the catastrophic flooding Hurricane Ida left in its wake in New York and New Jersey, when the storm’s tail-end battered the Northeast.

The superstorm left at least 46 people dead across five states, including 25 in the Garden State and at least 13 in the Big Apple.


  A satellite view of Manville, NJ shows the damage done to the town. Maxar Technologies via AP A satellite view of Manville, NJ shows the damage done to the town. Maxar Technologies via AP
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The record-breaking rainfall caused widespread flooding and damage in multiple communities on both sides of the Hudson River.

Before-and-after photos capture a waterlogged Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, the Major Deegan Expressway turned into a river, and various shocking scenes from Jersey, including Somerville, Manville, South Bound Brook and New Brunswick — showing the towns submerged in muddy water.

Dozens of homes also were destroyed by tornadoes spawned by the storm in New Jersey.


  TD Bank Ballpark, the stadium of the Yankees’ AA minor-league affiliate the Somerset Patriots, is seen before and after Ida in Bridgewater, NJ. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT TD Bank Ballpark, the stadium of the Yankees’ AA minor-league affiliate the Somerset Patriots, is seen before and after Ida in Bridgewater, NJ. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT
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At least 20 homes in Mullica Hill were leveled by one of the powerful twisters.

A majority of the victims in New Jersey were people who drowned after their vehicles were caught in flash floods, some dying in their submerged cars and others getting swept away after exiting into fast-moving water.


  The Raritan River flooded downtown Somerville, NJ, and surrounding areas, causing house fires and mass evacuations of the neighborhood. Paul Martinka The Raritan River flooded downtown Somerville, NJ, and surrounding areas, causing house fires and mass evacuations of the neighborhood. Paul Martinka

  Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain before Ida hit Google Earth Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain before Ida hit Google Earth

  Bethesda Fountain in Central Park is seen in the aftermath of Ida. Paul Martinka Bethesda Fountain in Central Park is seen in the aftermath of Ida. Paul Martinka

  Somerset, NJ, as seen before Ida struck the area Google Earth Somerset, NJ, as seen before Ida struck the area Google Earth

  Somerset, NJ is seen flooded after Ida. Paul Martinka Somerset, NJ is seen flooded after Ida. Paul Martinka

In New York, a 2-year-old boy and his parents drowned in a basement apartment in Queens when the rapidly rising floodwaters trapped them.

The hurricane also knocked out power and brought the subway system to a standstill — and prompted the first-ever flash flood emergency for the Big Apple as it left a trail of devastation up the North East from Maryland to New York.


  Piscataway, NJ, before Ida tore through the area Google Earth Piscataway, NJ, before Ida tore through the area Google Earth

  Piscataway, NJ, after the storm struck the area Paul Martinka Piscataway, NJ, after the storm struck the area Paul Martinka


  Manville, NJ is seen before the hurricane. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS Manville, NJ is seen before the hurricane. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

  Manville, New Jersey after Ida flooded the area. AFP via Getty Images Manville, New Jersey after Ida flooded the area. AFP via Getty Images

  A flooded gasoline storage facility is pictured in Elizabeth, NJ. Paul Martinka A flooded gasoline storage facility is pictured in Elizabeth, NJ. Paul Martinka
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