Floating cars, flooded subways: Niagara Falls-like scenes not just in Delhi, but also in New York | WATCH
3 years, 3 months ago

Floating cars, flooded subways: Niagara Falls-like scenes not just in Delhi, but also in New York | WATCH

India Today  

Floating cars on inundated streets, people wading through knee-deep water and water gushing into airport terminals - this is not a scene from Delhi which received record rainfall in 19 years this week, but from New York and New Jersey in the US facing the wrath of Hurricane Ida. https://t.co/7k55jeXbpb — NWS New York NY September 2, 2021 Video clips shared on Twitter early Thursday showed a stream of water gushing into a New York subway and the Newark airport in New Jersey. Flooding baggage area at newark airport pic.twitter.com/LxjDJHpXAH — Bill Ritter September 2, 2021 Video clips showed water lashing the downtown Short Hills in New Jersey, about five miles west of Newark. Flooding in downtown Short Hills, NJ, about 5 miles west of Newarkpic.twitter.com/5SCx3Z1NKv — Eoin Higgins September 2, 2021 Besides New Jersey, tropical storm Ida triggered heavy rainfall in New York City inundating its subways. New York's infrastructure is completely unprepared for climate change pic.twitter.com/EZybrGdzDa — Dr. Lucky Tran September 2, 2021 Rainfall from tropical storm Ida gushing into the New York City subway pic.twitter.com/7wBH5qtM1U — David Begnaud September 2, 2021 Several cars were seen floating in Rego Park, a neighbourhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.

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New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralysed
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New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralysed

The Hindu  

Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York City underwater on Friday, partially paralysing subways and airports in the country's financial capital. New York Mayor Eric Adams urged people to not venture out because the streets were blocked and subway stations flooded. And the sad reality is our climate is changing faster than our infrastructure …

Photos of New York City’s catastrophic flooding.
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Photos of New York City’s catastrophic flooding.

Slate  

I woke up this morning to the sound of my husband telling me that there was a man up to his waist in water on a street a block from us and that the outdoor seating for a bar nearby had already collapsed into the water. Prepare to move to higher ground if needed as flooding may occur with little …

State of emergency declared in New York as torrential rain causes flash flood
1 year, 2 months ago

State of emergency declared in New York as torrential rain causes flash flood

India Today  

The governor of New York declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rainfall caused flash flooding across the city, disrupting subway services and forcing roads to shut down. A flash flood warning was issued for New York after more than 5.08 cm of rain fell by Friday morning, reported Reuters. A report by Reuters said around 18 million …

New York floods: What it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight
3 years, 3 months ago

New York floods: What it was like to be stranded on subway stations and trains overnight

CNN  

CNN — Camilla Akbari boarded a 7:43 p.m. New Jersey Transit train on Wednesday night from New York Penn Station hoping to get to her mom’s place in Princeton, New Jersey. Akbari was one of thousands of people stranded in the New York metro area’s public transit systems on Wednesday night due to flash floods from the remnants of Hurricane …

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