I am declaring a State of Emergency across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley due to the extreme rainfall we’re seeing throughout the region.
Please take steps to stay safe and remember to never attempt to travel on flooded roads.
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) September 29, 2023
What are the most affected parts of NY?
Images released by AFP journalists, local media and social networks showed vehicles driving with difficulty on roads flooded or even completely blocked by water, which reached the level of the car windows.
Numerous stations on the metropolis’ gigantic subway network have been partially flooded and several central lines are closed in Brooklyn.
“We continue to evacuate water from the tracks in stations in Brooklyn and Manhattan,” indicated in 𝕏, the official account of the New York subway.
La Guardia Airport announced that all access to Terminal A is “currently closed.”
Nature speaks, man ignores it, the powers turn their backs on climate change and we see the consequences in this apocalyptic flood in the heart of #NY pic.twitter.com/BVXRdlcRV8
— exclusive80 (@Wachito60s) September 29, 2023
New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez detailed in an email she sent to her constituents that between 5 and 12 cm of rain had fallen in the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, and between 2.5 and 7 cm were still expected. depending on the areas.
According to the US Weather Service, the heavy rainfall is caused by a low pressure system extending along the mid-Atlantic coast and drawing in moist air from the ocean, “producing areas of heavy rain over northern regions.” and from the east”.