FLOODS-NEW YORK – TELAM Agency
The unprecedented heavy rains that hit New York City since yesterday caused the sewage systems to collapse, causing serious widespread flooding in numerous streets, basements, schools, vehicles and the subway of the most populated city in the United States, authorities reported. .
“The water rose quickly, taking some people heading to work during the Friday rush hour by surprise. Rescue services sprang into action when necessary, recovering people from trapped cars and basements that filled with water.” reported the ANSA news agency.
For her part, the governor of New York, Kathleen Courtney Hochul, declared a “state of emergency for the entire city, Long Island and the Hudson Valley,” due to the intense and sudden rainfall that unleashed “catastrophic flooding and widespread chaos in the metropolis.”
“In just one day, New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport received more rain than any other since 1948. A month’s worth of rain fell in Brooklyn in just three hours. The storm directly affected a population of about 8.5 million people,” the city’s Emergency Management Commissioner, Zachary Iscol, reported to the press today.
“We recommend residents take precautions and consider using public transportation when they need to travel. Also avoid driving on flooded roads to prevent accidents and dangerous situations,” emphasized the person in charge of civil protection tasks.
“The total numbers are a symptom of climate change,” warn scientific media, with a “warmer atmosphere that acts like a huge sponge, absorbing more water vapor, and then squeezing it out in intense jets that can easily override outdated flood protections.” “.
“Overall, as we know, this changing weather pattern is a result of climate change,” said Rohit Aggarwala, climate director for New York City. “And the sad reality is that our climate is changing faster than our infrastructure can respond,” he added.
Source: Ambito
