2023-09-30 16:43:54
Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady precipitation caused flash floods in New York on Friday, disrupting subway service, flooding ground-floor apartments and turning some streets into small lakes. A state of emergency has been declared in the most populous city in the United States.
The highway bordering eastern Manhattan was largely covered in water on Friday
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In Brooklyn, this man had to clear drains by hand
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This driver broke down in the wrong place, on the Manhattan highway
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Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in parts of the megacity, enough to allow a Central Park Zoo sea lion to briefly swim outside the confines of its pool enclosure. A few additional centimeters were added Friday during the day.
Storm Ophelia is responsible for this heavy rainfall.
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In the rain, the city seemed shrouded in mist
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The water went down to the lowest points, in subway stations, like here at Grand Army Plaza
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Queens was also affected, as seen on the residential street of Rau Court
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As the storm system extended toward the ocean in the evening, only scattered showers are expected this Saturday.
Knee-deep water in Brooklyn
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In the Mamaroneck district, the city brought out its tractors
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