PHOTOS: Heavy Rains Bring Flash Floods to New York City; Roads and Subways Paralyzed as State of Emergency Declared

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 capital. Listen To Story

 

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) declared an official state of emergency for the city, Long Island to the east, and the Hudson River valley to the north, warning people to not travel on flooded roads.

 

 

Images from around New York showed cars half-submerged and traffic snarled, with some major roads completely blocked.

 

The massive New York subway system was also hit by the flooding, with several lines closed in Brooklyn.

 

A general view shows cars stranded in floodwater on the FDR highway in Manhattan, New York, on September 29, 2023. 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 capital. (Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

 

 

 

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