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.

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.

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/ZDhFAOOZYc pic.twitter.com/SBxaFfJXqQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 29, 2023

Mjesečna količina kiše pala je u Brooklynu u samo tri sata dok je bio zahvaćen nekim od najjačih oluja u petak.

Proglašeno je izvanredno stanje za New York, Long Island i dolinu Hudson.

Stanovnici su pozvani da ostanu kod kuće zbog opasnih uvjeta, prenosi Dnevnik.hr.

⚡🇺🇲 #USA – People grocery shopping in knee high water during the apocalyptic flooding in New York City today. #NewYorkFlood #NYC #flood #WeatherAlert pic.twitter.com/TokYZtxmdx

— X News Monitor (@xNewsMonitor) September 30, 2023

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

— Karmagawa (@karmagawa) September 29, 2023