Even the metropolis of New York is not spared from the consequences of climate change. After heavy rainfall, entire parts of the city were flooded on Friday. Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency.
Heavy rains have led to flooding and closures of highways, streets and airport terminals in metropolitan New York. The city council called on people on Friday to stay at home if possible. A deep varnish formed on many streets and sidewalks, and masses of water splashed over them. According to weather forecasts, the rain should continue at least until Saturday night.
“Please stay home”
“Services in our network have been enormously disrupted due to the extreme rainfall,” said the public transport company MTA. “Please stay home unless you have to travel.” LaGuardia Airport, where mainly domestic flights depart and arrive, said Terminal A was closed “until further notice.”
Images and video showed people wading through knee-high water as streets and subways were hit by the heavy rain; Metro traffic even came to a complete standstill.
A foot of rain in Brooklyn
John F. Kennedy Airport also said rain disrupted operations. In addition, numerous streets and highways in the city center were closed. Nearly half a meter of rain has already fallen in Brooklyn.
In Manhattan, Central Park was flooded with more than two inches of water since the rain began, and Midtown fell nearly two inches, weather service forecasters said late Friday morning.
The weather service’s warnings and advisories currently apply to about 18 million people in the New York metropolitan area and other major cities on the East Coast.
Source: Krone
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