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Exceptionally heavy rain has partially paralyzed the American east coast metropolis of New York. Motorways and streets turned into lake-like landscapes, and an airport terminal was also flooded and closed. The city administration called on people on Friday to stay at home if possible – many subways stopped running or had long delays. Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency.
Buses were full during the journey
Deep puddles formed on many streets and sidewalks between the urban canyons of Manhattan as well as in Brooklyn and Queens, and masses of water splashed over them. Videos also showed buses filling up while driving, and underpasses of bridges like those in Central Park were also impassable. According to the forecast, the rain should last at least until Saturday night.
Hochul called the extreme weather a “life-threatening event,” and Mayor Eric Adams warned that the danger was not yet over. New Yorkers’ cellphones vibrated several times Friday because of automated emergency alerts from the National Weather Service. The thick cloud cover made the streets appear gloomy even in the middle of the day. The weather comes from a persistent low pressure system that formed from Tropical Storm Ophelia.
“The service on our network is severely disrupted due to the extreme rain,” said the MTA public transport company. “Please stay home unless you need to travel.”
Airport terminal closed
LaGuardia Airport, where mainly domestic flights depart and arrive, said Terminal A was closed “until further notice.” John F. Kennedy Airport also said the rain was causing disruption to operations.
That morning and mid-morning, in just a few hours, some parts of New York had received more rain than usual in a month.
Memories of Hurricane Ida
According to information from the New York Times, September is the wettest in over 140 years in the metropolis of 8 million – since records began, only 1882 has received more precipitation. Many New Yorkers were reminded of the heavy rain that flooded the city two years ago due to Hurricane Ida. At that time, at least eleven people died because their basement apartments filled up.
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