New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy defended the state’s warning about the remnants of Hurricane Ida after causing severe damage on Wednesday and causing the death of 27 residents and four missing.
Appeared in CBS News Face the country On Sunday, Murphy said in response to questions about the degree of storm danger that New Jersey’s warnings about storm danger were “loud and clear”.
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“We screamed loudly and clearly: tornado warning, flood warning, flash flood warning,” Murphy said. “We beg people not to go on the road. But there are still 27 people killed and huge destruction.”
Despite this, Murphy still acknowledged that New Jersey still has considerable room for improvement in disaster warning.
The Democratic governor continued: “We want to make sure that when people hear these warnings… they will take them as seriously as we mean.” “And, God bless us, we will be able to further strengthen this in the future.”
Flash flood and tornado warnings were issued a few days before the storm’s arrival in New Jersey. Murphy issued a warning to residents before arriving and told them to “stay at home if you can,” but did not issue any official action. According to politics.
Murphy declared a state of emergency at around 9pm on Wednesday night, long after the rain started causing problems, and an hour later the order was sent to the news media.
Weekly newspaper Murphy’s office has been contacted for a statement or detailed explanation of these comments.
Later, Murphy expressed concern Congress May not pass any Some kind of infrastructure bill The regulations help countries prepare for the increasingly extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change.
“I think the failure will be historic,” the governor said. “Sadly, I think this will be an example of the United States not grasping this moment. The alarm has been sounding for decades, if not longer, the intensity and loss of life and destruction we just saw this week is a A clear reminder. So, if it does not happen, we will do our best.”
The wreck of Ada is strong enough Cause a rare tornado Landed in Garden State on Wednesday. One of the tornadoes passed through Gloucester County in the town of Mulika Mountain near Philadelphia. About 100 houses were damaged and many people were injured.
