New York is underwater. The city was hit by significant flooding on Friday September 29 after torrential rainfall. Public transport and airports have been severely disrupted. Scenes reminiscent of Storm Ida which left around ten dead two years ago.
2 mins
This Friday, September 29, New York is underwater. Torrential rains in the northeastern United States have paralyzed the city. Twenty centimeters of rain have fallen since midnight. The New York weather services have already measured “ the wettest day » never recorded at JFK International Airport since 1948, they announced on X (formerly Twitter).
In a subway station, users had to turn back, testifies our correspondent in New York, Loubna Anaki. “ It’s raining non-stop, a man laments. The stations are flooded, the trains are stopped and we find ourselves stranded. This weather is crazy ! “. This resident of the Queens neighborhood himself has damage to his home due to these torrential rains. “ Water seeped from the ceiling of my apartment. The floor is soaked, I try to put towels down to limit the damage “.
Throughout the city, this storm caused significant flooding, as it brought a month’s worth of rain.
“Stay home, stay safe”
On social networks, the images are impressive, half-covered buses, trapped cars, completely blocked roads and metro stations transformed into swimming pools. Highly criticized for his handling of the situation, Mayor Eric Adams spoke to call for caution: “ This weather is dangerous. Stay home, and if you’re at work or school, stay safe “.
“ If you live in these areas, in a basement apartment or in a flood zone, make sure you are prepared to climb to higher floors for shelter “, also warned the city’s emergency management commissioner, Zach Iscol. The city still remembers the deaths of Hurricane Ida, most of them authorities said were trapped in the basements of houses converted into apartments. The state of emergency and flood warning is expected to remain in place until Saturday morning.