Northeast swamped by storm, while 50 rescued and 1 dead in Alaska

Streets on the Jersey Shore flooded Monday and the Coast Guard rescued someone in the ocean off Cape Cod as a nor’easter brought rain, dangerous surf and wind gusts of more than 40 mph to the Northeast, officials said.

There appear to have been no weather-related deaths reported in the storm on the East Coast, which was forecast to affect southern New England through most of Tuesday.

But in western Alaska, one person was confirmed dead, two were missing and more than 50 people had been rescued after remnants from Typhoon Halong struck coastal areas over the weekend, bringing winds of around 70 mph, officials said…

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