Heavy rain in New York region floods subways and strands vehicles | US weather
The heavy rain was swept into the northeast of the United States on Monday night, and the sections of New York and New Jersey on the highways, covering the closed subway lines and led to a statement of an emergency situation.
Most flash floods and warnings rained in some parts of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, but on Tuesday morning, some roads and streets are still flooded.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared an emergency due to flash floods and heavy rainfall and advised people to stay inside and avoid unnecessary trips. A video published by the CBS on social media showed flood waters that brought a big way to the spring buses in New Jersey, Scotch Plains.
Authorized, flooded North Plainfield, New Jersey, Neighborhood, Fire caught and collapsed, probably due to an explosion, shortly after the evacuation of the family inside. No injury was reported.
According to the Metropolitan Transportation Administration, some subway service in New York has been temporarily suspended, and other lines are working with serious delays due to floods. New York’s Emergency Service Agency written Social platform X was shot in the middle of the city and Hudson with the flash floods of the region.
The video, published on social media, shows that a Manhattan metro station that sinks the platform while passengers in a train clock. Another photo seems to show passengers standing in a train seats to prevent the water from getting wetting the floor.
Saw Mill River Parkway in New York and some parts of the large streets, such as the ribbons of the Cross Bronx Motorway, were temporarily closed due to floods and at least one decline tree.
According to Carolyn Fortino, the district manager, officials in the Westchester district of New York were trying to save people whose vehicles were dipped in water.
“Currently, residents are still advised to avoid all travels unless they escape an area under flood or evacuation order,” he said.
According to NYC’s emergency notification system, a flood warning was also given to the staten Island about 4-6 inches (10.2-15.2cm).
According to the Local Fire Department, the mountain in the Southeast Pennsylvania, Joy, declared an emergency on Monday that it fell more than 7 inch (17.8 cm) more than the rain. Some people reported more water than 5 FT (1.5 meters) in their homes and emergency intervention teams made 16 water recovery, but the injury was not reported.
“The Declaration allows us to access additional resources to support the residents and accelerate their healing efforts,” the District Emergency Management Coordinator Philip Colvin said. He said.
Until Monday evening, the rainfall had diminished and the water on Joy Mountain began to retreat.
Metuchen, New Jersey, New York, about 34 miles (55 km) southwest, Mayor Jonathan M Busch wrote that the district is significantly under water on Facebook-Ancak Monday evening water levels already decreased.
“Apparently the worst of the storm is behind us and fortunately everyone is safe,” he said.
