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Sept. 10 - Sept. 16, 2021
At least 10 Queens residents found dead
in aftermath of Hurricane Ida fl ooding
BY ZACHARY GEWELB
Three people were found
dead in the basement of a
Flushing apartment on Thursday,
Sept. 2, bringing the total
of residents who died during
the flooding to at least
10 throughout the borough,
according to authorities.
Fire department sources
say that units responded to a
report of persons underwater
in the basement at 153-10 Peck
Ave. around noon on Thursday.
Officers from the 109th
Precinct also responded and,
upon arriving at the scene,
found three people — two females
and one male — dead.
Police could not confirm
the identity of the victims,
but an FDNY spokesperson
said the fatalities were stormrelated.
The fatalities add to the
total number of deaths in
Queens in the aftermath of
Hurricane Ida.
A mother, father and son
were found dead in the basement
of their Woodside home
on 64th Street around 10 p.m.
Wednesday night, police said.
Officers from the 108th
Precinct responded to a call
regarding a flooding condition
and, upon arriving at the
scene, found2-year-old Lobsang
Lama, his 50-year-old father,
Ang Lama, and 48-year-old
An emotional embrace on 183rd Street in Jamaica, where a 43-year-old mother and her 22-year-old
son were found dead. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
mother, Mingma Sherpa, who
were found unconscious in the
basement of the residence.
They were pronounced
dead at the scene.
The city’s medical examiner
will investigate the causes
of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
Then, just before 11 a.m.,
officers from the 112th Precinct
responded to a call regarding
a flooding condition
in Forest Hills near Grand
Central Parkway near Horace
Harding Expressway.
Upon arriving at the scene,
officers found 48-year-old Darlene
Hsu unconscious in the
basement of a residence. EMS
arrived at the scene and transported
her to Long Island Jewish
Forest Hills hospital, where
she was pronounced dead.
The city’s medical examiner
will investigate the cause
of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
Around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday
night, officers from the
103rd Precinct responded to
a call regarding a flooding
condition at 183rd Street in
Jamaica. Upon their arrival,
officers found a 43-year-old
mother and her 22-year-old
son — later identified as
Phamatee Ramskriet and
Khrishah Ramskrie, respectively
— unconscious in their
basement.
EMS arrived and transported
Phamatee Ramskriet
to NYC Health + Hospitals/
Queens, where she was pronounced
dead. Khrishah
Ramskrie was pronounced
dead at the scene, police said.
The city’s medical examiner
will investigate the causes
of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
Just before midnight, officers
from the 110th Precinct
responded to a call regarding
a flooding condition at a
residence on 84th Street in
Elmhurst. Upon their arrival,
officers found 86-year-old Yue
Lian Chen unconscious in the
residence.
EMS responded and pronounced
Chen dead at the
scene.
The city’s medical examiner
will investigate the causes
of death and the investigation
is ongoing.
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