Flooding decimates parts of Morris and Passaic counties in N.J.
LINCOLN PARK, N.J. -- The rain may have stopped, but the flooding affecting communities is far from over.
Chopper 2 flew over Morris and Passaic counties on Tuesday afternoon and offered a bird's-eye view of the communities underwater.
Yards have turned into rivers and CBS New York talked to families who said flooding in their area is normal, but not like this. Many said it's the worse they've seen in more than a decade.
Streets have now become rivers in Lincoln Park. Many homes are now under water.
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The Amin home on River Edge Road is flooded. The family's couches and living room are soaked and destroyed.
"Everything is already under water, like the bathrooms, the beds, the furniture. Everything is under the water," Manna Amin said.
The family spent Monday night on the top floor of their flood-ravaged home that they say they just moved into, adding they were frightened and confused all night.
"We have a bed upstairs, so we stayed there until we booked a hotel and now we are going to go," Manna Amin said.
They got out by walking through muddy waters, wearing just slippers.
"My leg is red right now," Hoda Amin said.
They said they packed what they could in bags and did not eat all night.
"I don't have any food," Hoda Amin said.
"I got a couple of plastic bags," neighbor Cesar Romero said, adding when asked if he expected the flooding, "No, really, no."
Romero made it out of his home, but was preparing to go back with better gear.
"Kind of special suit because for that one because I have my cats over there," Romero said.
Hours earlier, Chopper 2 was over a house fire just blocks away. Fire officials said a woman was able to escape after calling 911.
A couple witnessed the chaos as firefighters tried to get through.
"We saw trucks going up and down because that side of the house is also like full of water, so it was very difficult for them to get here," Helen Marchesini said.
It's why they've got their boat ready in case they have to help others.
"It could get much better or really bad really quickly," Lautaro Marchesini said.
Firefighters spent the day rescuing residents. They warn them not to try and go back through the flooded roads, adding if anyone comes across a barricade, not to try and drive or walk through it.
