Cars stuck in frozen floodwaters in Edgewater, New Jersey

BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Saturday’s bitter chilly led to an unusual sight in New Jersey. Vehicles had been caught in frozen floodwaters after the winter storm. 

There is no getting them out now. The lot, shared by a lodge and purchasing plaza in Edgewater, is frozen strong. 

“It was my unhealthy day,” stated Adriatik Spahiu, from the Bronx. 

Spahiu’s 2001 Mercedes is unusable after it acquired caught within the rain in a single day Thursday. He discovered it with the trunk open, presumably due to a defective sensor. 

“I attempted to open the doorways with the important thing as a result of with the distant it could not be working. I do not know, the battery was useless. After I opened the door it had water inside my automotive,” stated Spahiu.

With it now being a vacation weekend, Spahiu cannot attain his insurance coverage firm or a mechanic till subsequent week. He did not let it put a dent in his holidays plans although. 

“Nothing will cease me seeing my household. By no means,” he stated. 

The vehicles have been left there for nearly 4 days. It could possibly be a number of extra days earlier than issues thaw out, given the bitter temperatures which are nonetheless right here. 

The numbing temperatures saved most individuals away from ice skating on the Winter Wonderland at Van Saun County Park in Paramus, however not everybody. 

“As you become older, you get harder. So I really feel prefer it does not have an effect on us as a lot because it used to. We’ve got a sort of protecting mother by way of the climate, so we’re dressed adequately,” stated Michael, who at all times goes along with his sister Jasmine. 

Tameka Mathison from East Orange checked it out together with her two youngsters for the primary time. 

“It is lovely. Everyone seems to be joyful, the vibes is true,” stated Mathison. “I find it irresistible out right here.”