15 Heartbreaking Videos Of The Damage Left By Hurricane Ida And The Homes Left Behind

This week, New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maryland experienced record-breaking rain and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. In its wake, the storm has knocked out power in New Orleans, toppled over homes, and caused the deaths of 45 people.

As residents begin picking up their lives, they're sharing videos of the damage Ida left behind:

1. Neighbors have come together, offering compassion in the form of coffee runs across a street covered by waist-deep water:

2. Others are assessing their garages, where cars have been found floating:

3. Hallways mirror scenes from Titanic:

4. And entire roofs are missing:

5. During the rain, water flooded through low-level windows:

6. Some tried to catch as much as they could with buckets, trash bins, and last-minute tools:

7. "I wonder if I'd get electrocuted," one TikTok user questioned as they observed a cord plugged into their submerged outlet:

8. "The bathroom flooded, everything – this is ridiculous," another user pointed out as they waded through their house:

9. To combat flooding, residents tried to use sump pumps, which are designed to move water from inside the home to out. But they did not always work:

10. The overflow was overwhelming and, in some locations, it was hard for residents to shut their doors against the strain:

11. Entire homes were also knocked down by the storm:

12. Apartment buildings weren't always safe either:

13. And just last night, a tornado ravaged through New Jersey, leaving homes damaged, destroyed, or with windows blown out:

14. Water seemed like it was coming from everywhere – finding any way inside:

15. And now it's time to pickup the pieces:

To help those affected, you can donate to GlobalGiving's Hurricane Ida Relief Fund.

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