New York Under Water After Heavy Rain; Airports, Subway Partially Hit
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Airports and subways are not fully operational due to waterlogging in parts of the US financial capital.
Heavy overnight rains have partially paralysed New York. A state of emergency has been declared in the city that witnessed one of its wettest days in decades. Airports and subways are not fully operational due to waterlogging in parts of the US financial capital. Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York City under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in the country's financial capitalCheck out📹 pic.twitter.com/WIbs4oboEo Record-setting rain hit New York City today, sending flash floods throughout the city's streets and into basements, schools, subways and vehicles in the nation's most populous city.#flashflood#flashflooding#flooding#flood#newyork#newyorkcity#nyc#brooklyn#rainpic.twitter.com/MEWum2nPz3 Subways in New York#flashflooding#flooding#flood#newyork#newyorkcity#nyc#brooklyn#rain#rainstorm#storm#streetflooding#sel#abd#usa#BREAKING#williamsburg#NewJersey#manhattan#queens#WeatherUpdatepic.twitter.com/F8aXSkr4oR
Flyers had to wade through floodwaters to enter the city's LeGuardia airport, showed visuals on social media. The airport has shut one of its terminals too.
Half-submerged cars, blocked roads and traffic jams crippled movement in the city. Mayor Eric Adams has urged people not to venture out.
