Chargé d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Port-of-Spain Shante Moore has sent condolences to the family and friends of Premattie and Nicholas Ramskriet, the T&T nationals who died in the catastrophic floods in New York on Wednesday.
Moore also expressed condolences to the US citizens, other residents and visitors who suffered losses due to the unprecedented rainfall and flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
“Similar to the Caribbean, the United States and our citizens also experience and share the challenges and concerns that hurricanes, tropical storms, floods and other weather-related events have on the health, safety, infrastructure, economies, and wellbeing of our countries,” Moore said.
Ramskiret, 43, and her 22-year-old son died when floodwaters burst through the concrete wall of their basement apartment on 183rd Street, Hollis, Queens. Her husband Dameshwar and their other son Dylan were not in the apartment at the time.
They were among at least 45 people killed during the floods across northeastern United States, which meteorologists said dropped 35 billion gallons of rainfall in just five hours.