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Ocasio-Cortez: Flooding deaths highlight how 'climate crisis is an inequality crisis'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said deaths in New York caused by flooding amid the remnants of tropical storm Ida highlight how the "climate crisis creates an inequality crisis."
At least 14 people have died in New York and New Jersey as Ida's remnants billowed through the northeast.
Nine people died in New York City - four women, three men and a 2-year-old boy. Eight of those deaths took place in residential homes in basements.
Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter that the basement dwellings, which are growing due to unaffordable housing, do not meet safety standards for flash floods.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ocasio-cortez-flooding-deaths-highlight-how-climate-crisis-is-an-inequality-crisis/ar-AAO1VKr