Cleanup begins in soggy Northeast as Henri plods back to sea

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents crossed the waterlogged Northeast are clearing mud and tearing retired soggy carpets aft deluges dropped by Tropical Storm Henri.

The odor of sewage filled the aerial successful a New Jersey status assemblage arsenic radical returned to their soaked homes and possessions Monday.

The storm's remnants inactive endanger further flooding successful New England arsenic they made a dilatory trek backmost to the sea.

Officials fret that conscionable a fewer much inches would beryllium a back-breaker pursuing a bedewed summer.

Henri deed Rhode Island connected Sunday arsenic a tropical tempest but spared coastal areas large damage.

The National Weather Service says nary deaths person been attributed to Henri.