US EditionTwo die in flooded New York City basements during heavy rainstorm
- On Thursday, two unidentified men died in flooded basements at 564 Kingston Ave near Rutland Road, Flatbush, Brooklyn, and West 175th Street near Broadway, Washington Heights, NYPD and FDNY said.
- An intense squall dumped an inch of rain within 10 minutes, overwhelming drainage as the National Weather Service said several spots, including Central Park and LaGuardia Airport, set daily records.
- FDNY divers recovered a 39-year-old man from a flooded basement at 564 Kingston Ave, who was taken to Kings County Hospital and later pronounced dead, while a 43-year-old was found unresponsive in a Washington Heights boiler room and died.
- At 4:16 p.m., the Office of Emergency Management warned New Yorkers to avoid floodwaters and move higher as the flash flood warning covered Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and parts of Manhattan, disrupting roadways and delaying airports and rail service.
- City officials noted basement and below-grade homes can become deadly in flash floods, Mayor Eric Adams said sewers were overwhelmed and clogged by leaves, and Councilmember Rita Joseph urged infrastructure investment.
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On Thursday (local time) a heavy storm had passed over New York. Numerous cellars, streets and subway stations were flooded. Two men were killed, a 39-year-old and a 43-year-old. The 39-year-old had gone to his basement in Brooklyn, New York, to save one of his dogs, the fire department reported. There he was then trapped by the water masses. A diver had pulled him out, but in a hospital the man was finally declared dead.The 43-year-old was disc…
A powerful storm with flooding that hit New York City on Thursday flooded streets, roads and the subway and claimed two lives, New York media reported.
In some areas flooded houses, great inconveniences at airports (ANSA)
2 dead after heavy rain brings intense flooding to New York City
Rain shrouds the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building as a nor’easter storm moves into New York City on October 12, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Two people died in flooded basements on Thursday after heavy rain overwhelmed streets and subway stations in New York City. The New York Police Department confirmed the two deaths to ABC News. A 39-year-old man was found unco…
2 dead after New York City flooding that submerged vehicles, flooded subways after record rainfall
At least two people died Thursday in flooded basements after record rainfall in parts of New York City that also deluged some streets and subway stations, according to police. The New York Police Department confirmed the two deaths to ABC News. ABC New York station WABC said a 39-year-old man was found unconscious and unresponsive in a flooded basement in Brooklyn. The FDNY Scuba Team recovered his body from the basement before he was taken to t…
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