Rekordna kiša preplavila je kanalizacijski sustav New Yorka u petak. Voda je prodrla kroz ulice i podrume, škole, podzemne željeznice i vozila diljem najnaseljenijeg grada u zemlji.
Voda je brzo i žestoko porasla u New Yorku, uhvativši neke putnike nespremne. Hitne službe su izvlačile ljude iz zaglavljenih automobila i podrume.
Heavy rainfall pounded New York City and the surrounding region on Friday, bringing flash floods, shutting down entire subway lines and turning major roadways into lakes. One official described it as “the wettest day we’ve had since Hurricane Ida.” https://t.co/ZDhFAOOZYcpic.twitter.com/SBxaFfJXqQ
U njujorškoj međunarodnoj zračnoj luci John F. Kennedy palo je toliko puno kiše u jednom danu, što je više nego u bilo kojoj drugoj zračnoj luci od 1948. godine, piše CNN.
on roadways that looked like lakes and basements that filled up like bathtubs as more rain fell in a single day at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, nearly 8 inches, then any other day since 1948. A month’s worth of rain fell in Brooklyn (4/5) pic.twitter.com/c4LRsEPYEj