Torrents Took Two Lives: New Jersey Flash Flood Turns Deadly, Manhattan Subways Swamped, Sewers Blast Open | World News
New York: Authorities said on Tuesday, the flood waters swept their vehicles during a powerful storm hit the northeast of the United States after two people died in New Jersey.
Emergency teams quickly reached there. It didn’t matter. When they took off the bodies, he had already finished his flood story. City confirmed their deaths. His names are kept for now.
Governor Phil Murphy stood in the middle of the debris in Berkeley Heights. He didn’t wear it. “Everyone needs to remain awake,” he said. The air was heavy with moisture and the floor is still soft with flow.
This month wasn’t the first storm death. Two people were killed in Plainfield on July 3. A third person died in the nearby North Plainfield.
This time, the storm did not stop in New Jersey. He beat the South-Middle Pennsylvania, left the streets of Lancaster County under water, and punched New York’s heart. There, underground, chaos was visible.
In Manhattan, water rose from the veins of the city. A subway station turned into a drainage pipe. The viral clips showed that the platform was poured on the platform and crawling on the train floors. Some passengers stopped in the seats to stay dry.
Metropolitan Transportation Administration (MTA) President Janno Lieber, said the sewage system has disappeared. Rain came faster than he could carry. In some regions, his tunnels were overwhelmed. “A manhole threw it,” he said. Geyser exploded at the station.
What New York saw wasn’t new. It has become a pattern. In 2012, he drowned the Sandy Metro system of Superstorm. The infrastructure was spent millions of waterproof. Flood doors were built. Ventilation was raised. The edges were added. But every year, the rain continues to test the rest.
In 2021, the ruins of the Hurricane Ida filled the city. Bodrum circles turned into death traps. Water poured into subway. More people died. Another lesson was learned. But not for a long time.
This storm pushed the borders again. Rain in Central Park, so far recorded in one of the highest hourly rates.
New York’s environmental commissioner Rohit Aggarwala tried to put people in words that people can imagine, “Imagine that he’s pouring two liters of water into a liter bottle.” That was the sewers of the city. They back up. They had no place to go.
Metro is technically outside the control of the City Hall. Operated by MTA. However, both sides are trying to clean sewers near 45 high -risk stations. This is not enough. It would receive about $ 30 billion to fix everything. Currently, New York is spending $ 1 billion a year on rainwater raising.
7 -inch rain fell in a few hours in Pennsylvania. Some roads were opened. The basements were flooded. Rescue boats were deployed. A highway was closed for emergency repair at New Jersey.
Murphy said the damage is still counted. Some pavements were twisted. The White House reached out.
In North Plainfield, the water not only drowned the streets. It caused fire. A house caught flames and collapsed after what Murphy described as an explosion. Nobody was inside. The reason is still being investigated.
Passengers were grounded at Newark Airport. A total of 173 flights were canceled. Others were stuck in asphalt or terminals.
On Tuesday, the sky calmed down. Flood warnings have faded. However, in many houses, on the street and in metro cars, then continued. Filled with water. Heavy. Waiting to be cleaned.
