Death toll from Ida remnants rises to 20 in U.S. northeast

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The remnants of category 4 hurricane Ida have killed at least 20 people in the northeast of the United States as of Thursday morning, according to government officials and media reports.

New York and New Jersey reported nine and eight casualties respectively, with three people killed in Pennsylvania.

"We lost nine people to this storm. The sudden brutality of these storms is