Desastres Naturales

Tormenta tropical Henri se debilita luego de golpear el noreste de Estados Unidos

En Newark, Nueva Jersey, las inundaciones causaron estragos y los servicios de emergencia rescataron a 86 personas,mientras que en Helmetta, 50 kilómetros al sur, bomberos voluntarios caminaron con el agua hasta la cintura para ayudar a evacuar a los residentes de algunas casas

TOPSHOT - A New Market Volunteer Fire Company rescue crew member wades through high waters following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said.Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP)
TOPSHOT - A New Market Volunteer Fire Company rescue crew member wades through high waters following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said.Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP) TOM BRENNER
Un miembro de la tripulación de rescate de New Market Volunteer Fire Company atraviesa aguas altas después de una inundación repentina por Henri, en Helmetta, Nueva Jersey, el 22 de agosto del 2021. (TOM BRENNER/AFP)

Rhode Island. La tormenta tropical Henri se degradó a depresión tropical a última hora del domingo, después de azotar Rhode Island, en la costa noreste de Estados Unidos, donde provocó cortes de electricidad, inundaciones y lluvias récord.

El fenómeno tocó tierra cerca de la ciudad de Westerly, Rhode Island, aproximadamente a las 12:15 p. m. del domingo, luego de haber sido pasado de huracán de categoría 1 a tormenta tropical a primera hora del domingo.

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