In New York and two other states, a destructive storm blew through: there are dead. A PHOTO

Powerful storms swept over the territory of three states, bringing down heavy rain and heavy hail. As a result of the disaster, at least five people died, and hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity.

As a result of the fall of a large tree on a car, an 11-year-old girl died, which at that moment was in a car. Police in Newburgh said that the girl and her mother came home and unloaded the car when a strong wind broke the tree and it fell onto the vehicle. As a result, the child died, and the mother received minor injuries.

An unknown woman was also crushed by a tree that fell on her car in Orange County. Authorities confirmed her death on Wednesday morning, but did not report her age.

Newberg suffered the most from a violent storm, with the result that almost 300 thousands of people were left without electricity in three states.

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In Connecticut, a man was also crushed by a tree that fell on his truck, said Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton. He added that the teenager also suffered serious injuries when the roof of the dug-out on the baseball field fell on him. In addition, two firefighters suffered from the storm, but there is still no information about their injuries.

Due to large-scale power outages and torn wires, schools are closed on Wednesday. Check the information here.

Meanwhile, in New Fairfield, Connecticut police report another fatal fall of a tree on a car. Brush Hill Road. As a result, one person died, no details have yet been reported.

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The National Meteorological Service sent meteorological teams to conduct surveys in Orange and Putnam counties in New York, and the second team went to southern Connecticut to determine if there were any tornadoes during the storms. Wind gusts were so strong that they caused a small tsunami in New Jersey.

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National Guard in New York

In New York, a storm caused havoc right during rush hour. The wind force was 96,5-112 km / h, and some gusts were over 112 km / h.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in four counties and raised members of the National Guard of New York to 125 to assist communities in their efforts to restore the effects of the weather.

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Transport

Due to bad weather Metro-north suspended all its routes from the Central Terminal.

Airlines have canceled and delayed flights to and from the region.

In New York, thousands of passengers were stuck in the Central Terminal after the rail link was temporarily suspended due to trees falling on the rails.

Metro-north said it plans to restore on Wednesday regular train service on the New Haven line; regular maintenance between Croton-Harmon and Grand Central on line hudson and regular service between North white plains and grand central on the Harlem line.

Limited service is expected between Poughkeepsie and Croton Harmon on the Hudson line and between Southeast and North White Plains on the Harlem line. The message remains suspended between Wassaic and Southeast.

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