En fotos: 140.000 personas sin electricidad en EE. UU. por la tormenta Henri

Members of the New Market Volunteer Fire Company perform a secondary search during an evacuation effort following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said.Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP)

Más de 100.000 habitantes del noreste de Estados Unidos se encontraban el domingo sin electricidad tras el paso de la tormenta tropical Henri, mientras el presidente Joe Biden pedía prudencia ante los riesgos de inundaciones.

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Bruce, an evacuated resident, wades through high water following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said.Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP)

Más de 70.000 personas en el estado de Rhode Island, 30.000 en Connecticut y 10.000 en Massachusetts fueron afectadas por un corte de corriente eléctrica este domingo, informó el sitio poweroutage.us. La tormenta tropical llegó a suelo estadounidense en Rhode Island a las 12H15 locales (16H15 GMT), según el National Weather Service (servicio meteorológico).

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The New York Skyline is seen as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Weehawken, New Jersey on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash flooding, violent winds and power outages. The US National Hurricane Center said in its 7:00 am (1200 GMT) advisory that Henri 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Montauk Point in New York state. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)

En su boletín de las 17H00 locales (21H00 GMT), el Centro Nacional de Huracanes estadounidense (NHC) dijo que Henri registraba vientos máximos de 65 km/h, la mitad de los que registraba el sábado en el mar, 120 km/h.

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A New Market Volunteer Fire Company rescue crew member wades through high waters following a flash flood, as Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said.Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP)

"Es importante monitorear la situación y estar preparados en sus casas y el vecindario. Asegúrense de tener provisiones para su hogar, incluidos los medicamentos necesarios, alimentos, agua y radios a batería en caso de cortes de energía prolongados", advirtió el presidente Biden durante una conferencia de prensa al final de la tarde.

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Fallen trees cause many power lines to break as strong winds tore weak branches apart and uprooted root systems from the ground during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut on August 22, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast Sunday, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, canceling scores of flights and bringing record rainfall. The storm -- earlier downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane -- hit land near the town of Westerly at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP)

Henri, que había sido degradado en la mañana del domingo de huracán a tormenta tropical por el NHC, debería moverse con menos rapidez en las próximas horas, señaló el NHC, antes de especificar que la tormenta podría "estancarse cerca de la frontera entre los estados de Nueva York y Connecticut esta noche".

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Top soil bags are stacked protectively beside a pickup truck beside a marked vacant home following Tropical Storm Henri�s landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey, on August 23, 2021. - Tropical Storm Henri was downgraded to a tropical depression late August 22, 2021after slamming into Rhode Island on the US east coast, knocking out power to thousands of Americans, uprooting trees, and bringing record rainfall. The storm hit land near the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, at approximately 12:15 PM (1615 GMT), the National Weather Service said. Henri had already been downgraded from a Category 1 Hurricane earlier on Sunday.Millions of residents in New England and New York's Long Island had been told to prepare for violent winds, days without electricity, and storm surges of up to five feet. (Photo by Tom Brenner / AFP)

Si bien el gobernador de Rhode Island, Dan McKee, dijo que hubo "fuertes inundaciones" en algunas áreas, las reacciones iniciales de algunos residentes parecen indicar que la tormenta no fue tan fuerte como se esperaba. "Nos salvamos", dijo a la AFP James Kiker, residente de Newport, el domingo por la mañana, y señaló que vio "pocos daños" en su zona, con algunas ramas rotas.

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