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Because of the storm, streets were flooded, cars were blocked and the subway was disrupted. The alarm raised by Kathy Hochul: “Stay safe. Don’t leave the house”
Flooded streets, blown manholes, flooded underpasses and disrupted subway lines. New York City is experiencing dramatic hours due to the heavy rains that have been affecting the entire area for days and are becoming increasingly heavier in recent hours. By 10 a.m., more than four inches of water had fallen in Central Park and nearly six inches in Brooklyn, one of the hardest-hit areas.
Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency. The alert, sent to the cellphones of millions of New Yorkers, urges them not to leave their homes and to stay sheltered for the next few hours. In Manhattan, many connections are interrupted, the subway stations are flooded in several places, the trains that serve the center stop a few stops earlier, and access to both sides of the Big Apple is almost impossible. Many streets are flooded, in some places the water is up to forty centimeters high.
Mayor Eric Adams is expected to hold a press conference shortly to take stock of the situation. “This is a critical time for all New Yorkers,” said Governor Hochul, “we are trying to take every precaution possible.” Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens will be on high alert for at least another hour. Also on alert in the Bronx, State Island and nearby Jersey City. Dozens of underpasses are impassable.
The National Weather Service has issued a warning that lasts until midnight this evening and until 6 a.m. tomorrow in Italy. According to the service, this month of September is the second lowest on record for New York, surpassed only by the month of September of 1882.
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September 29, 2023 (modified September 29, 2023 | 6:16 p.m.)
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