Sixteen people are dead in the worst flooding to hit the United States east coast in decades.
Authorities in
New Jersey,
New York,
Maryland and
Pennsylvania have all declared a state of emergency. In
Maryland, thousands have been evacuated and two youths are missing.
People were forced to leave their homes in
New York and
New Jersey. In eastern
Pennsylvania, up to 200,000 have been ordered to evacuate after a major river overflowed to record levels.
Flooding was caused by several days of heavy rain, produced by a low-pressure system hovering off the eastern shore. Forecasters say more thunderstorms are possible along the coast for the rest of the week.
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