The Brief Twenty people were rescued from severe flooding in Paterson, New Jersey, the city's mayor said. The mayor said there was no loss of life, but storm damage was reported across Paterson. Twenty people were rescued as a "ferocious" storm brought severe flooding in Paterson, New Jersey, according to the city's mayor. Related articleDig deeper:The mayor was not as concerned about River Street flooding, since it is undergoing reconstruction. "When it rains, River Street is prone to flooding, and it's more river than street, but that wasn't so much the situation [this time]," he said.