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| New Yorkers trudge through waist-high water as flash floods fill subway stations & shut down roadways (VIDEOS) | New Yorkers trudge through waist-high water as flash floods fill subway stations & shut down roadways (VIDEOS) |
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| New York’s subway tunnels have become canals as the city faces a major bout of flash flooding that has engulfed roads and freeways and left some stranded motorists in need of rescue after hours of heavy rainfall. | New York’s subway tunnels have become canals as the city faces a major bout of flash flooding that has engulfed roads and freeways and left some stranded motorists in need of rescue after hours of heavy rainfall. |
| A soggy Thursday afternoon in the Big Apple saw residents wading through waist-deep water as they attempted to reach their subway platforms, while streets – including the Major Deegan Expressway – were crippled by the downpour. Numerous videos floating around social media captured the flooding. | A soggy Thursday afternoon in the Big Apple saw residents wading through waist-deep water as they attempted to reach their subway platforms, while streets – including the Major Deegan Expressway – were crippled by the downpour. Numerous videos floating around social media captured the flooding. |
| “Stairs looking like a water park ride right now,” one Instagram user wrote, sharing a photo of a waterlogged subway stop. | “Stairs looking like a water park ride right now,” one Instagram user wrote, sharing a photo of a waterlogged subway stop. |
| New York’s Mass Transit Authority noted that crews are working to “address station flooding” and “clean up after today’s downpour,” and warned travelers not to enter the flooded terminals. | New York’s Mass Transit Authority noted that crews are working to “address station flooding” and “clean up after today’s downpour,” and warned travelers not to enter the flooded terminals. |
| Casting that advice aside, a few dedicated commuters donned plastic garbage bags in a futile attempt to stay dry – which one observer dubbed the “potato sack race approach.” Some ‘racers’ were more successful than others. | Casting that advice aside, a few dedicated commuters donned plastic garbage bags in a futile attempt to stay dry – which one observer dubbed the “potato sack race approach.” Some ‘racers’ were more successful than others. |
| Large sections of the Major Deegan were submerged in murky water, which was seen overtaking some vehicles. A stretch on the northern portion of FDR Drive was also nearly inundated, though some drivers managed to squeeze through. | Large sections of the Major Deegan were submerged in murky water, which was seen overtaking some vehicles. A stretch on the northern portion of FDR Drive was also nearly inundated, though some drivers managed to squeeze through. |
| With motorists left stranded by the floods, the NYPD dispatched its ‘strategic response group’ to make rescues, in one case using a large flatbed to ferry passengers to dry land. | With motorists left stranded by the floods, the NYPD dispatched its ‘strategic response group’ to make rescues, in one case using a large flatbed to ferry passengers to dry land. |
| The floods followed hours of thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon, with a flash flood watch set to remain in effect until Friday morning, as the deluge is expected to pick back up. Several New York boroughs are also under a flash flood warning, which suggests a more immediate threat, including the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, while a warning was also issued in nearby Fairfield County, Connecticut. | The floods followed hours of thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon, with a flash flood watch set to remain in effect until Friday morning, as the deluge is expected to pick back up. Several New York boroughs are also under a flash flood warning, which suggests a more immediate threat, including the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, while a warning was also issued in nearby Fairfield County, Connecticut. |
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