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Pennsylvania has been hit by flash floods following heavy downpours
New Jersey declared a partial state of emergency on Tuesday as forecasts for further heavy rainfall posed new danger in parts of that state, New York and Pennsylvania, where rescuers hauled people from waterways, flooded cars and homes.
Following several days of torrential rain throughout the northeastern United States, the National Weather Service issued new warnings for flooding in areas around Binghamton, New York, near the Pennsylvania border, and in New Jersey.
Federal forecasters warned that areas in the region could see as much as 4 inches (10 cm) more rain on Tuesday.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said in a statement five of the state's 21 counties were under a state of emergency, where additional rainfall could further complicate flood cleanup."
"Parts of our state have received nothing less than historic amounts of rain, and some communities received an entire month's worth in just a few hours," said Murphy.
The police department in Brick, a town of 75,000 on the Atlantic coast, said on Facebook that residents were barred from returning to 105 homes without a security escort until township officials finished inspecting them.
Comment: More details of the quake: Other recent quakes of note in the last week or so:
- Shallow M5.8 earthquake strikes Greenland sea, followed by M4.6
- Shallow M6.4 earthquake hits northern Alaska - 47 quakes in the last 24 hours
- 3rd earthquake in less than 14 days hits Surrey, UK - Same area as April's quakes
- Strong shallow mag. 6.2 earthquake in the South Sandwich Islands region
- 10 shallow and moderate earthquakes strike Southern Oregon coast over 5 hours
- Another shallow magnitude 6 earthquake hits Alaska - 2nd in under 24 hours
- Deadly earthquake lifts Indonesian island by nearly a foot
- Nearly two dozen earthquakes at the gigantic Katla volcano in Iceland
- New shallow 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia's Lombok as death toll from first tremor tops 300
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