Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden declared an emergency in New York state, ordering federal aid to help regional responders tackle devastation left by a fading Hurricane Ida, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four northeastern states including New York as hurricane remnants unleashed torrential rains. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
