The heavy rain that fell in the northeastern United States from Thursday to Friday flooded roads in New York and partially paralyzed subways and airports.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a “state of emergency” in New York, Long Island and the Hudson Valley due to “observed extreme precipitation,” as announced on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Images released by AFP journalists, local media and social networks showed vehicles struggling to navigate on flooded roads, or even completely blocked by water that reached the car windows.
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Several stations on the New York City’s massive subway network were partially flooded, and several central lines in Brooklyn were closed.
“We are continuing to remove water from the tracks at the Brooklyn and Manhattan stations,” the New York Subway’s official account on the social network X said.
La Guardia Airport has announced that all access to Terminal A is “closed”.
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In an email to her constituents, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that between 50 mm and 120 mm of rain had fallen in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, and that another 25 mm to 70 mm of rain was expected. depending on the zones.
According to the United States Weather Service, the heavy rains are caused by a low-pressure system that extends along the Mid-Atlantic coast and draws in moist air from the ocean, “creating areas of heavy rain in the northern and southern regions.” “.
Subways in Brooklyn are already starting to flood, while heavy rain continues in the New York metro area.
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Source: DN
