Locals prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . The storm is expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain, with the heaviest amounts falling in parts of southern New Jersey and Long Island. In 1999 , 10,000 people were killed when a ferocious cyclone hit eastern India . Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts say challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather events .
Locals prepared for high winds and heavy rain , not expecting sheer volume of water . The storm is expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain, with the heaviest amounts falling in parts of southern New Jersey and Long Island. Hard to know where people could have fled to in region with poor infrastructure . Climate change experts say challenge is how to adapt to extreme weather events .