The borough was still towing many of these cars Thursday. It’s evident how quickly the flooding came in Wednesday night, as almost 200 people abandoned their vehicles after they became submerged on Route 17 and other areas of town. They will decide shortly if a shelter needs to be opened. Sokolich and other officials had been checking on senior citizens since late Wednesday and have been delivering food. No fatalities or major injuries had been reported in the borough as of Thursday, but areas were hit hard, getting up to 8 feet of water. “If anyone was wondering what a 100-year storm looks like, you just experienced it,” Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich said. In days to come, look for more accounts of people across North Jersey extending a hand to help those in need. “I have been here for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this before in my life," said Dave Lorenzo, the borough administrator in Palisades Park.īut there were stories of endurance, too, and neighbors helping neighbors. And all over on Thursday, people were bailing out basements and assessing water damage. In Paramus, a car dealership partially collapsed. In Little Falls, cars were swept from the parking lot of an apartment complex. Even those prepared for a deluge were caught by surprise. Across North Jersey, the rain came down in torrents Wednesday and floodwaters rose with breathtaking speed as the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the region.
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