10 people, including a two-year-old boy, have been killed as Biblical downpours and tornadoes hit northeastern USA first as the first ever emergency flash flood warning is issued in New York City.
The toddler died after getting trapped in a basement apartment with relatives, a 48-year-old woman and 50-year-old man, in Woodside, Queens.
Powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida saw New York City's first ever flood emergency declared as motorists were left stranded and people trapped in basements and overwhelmed subways.
A 66-year-old Brooklyn man was discovered dead in the basement of his Cypress Hills apartment last night, while woman in her 40s was also found dead at about 1am in her apartment on Grand Central Parkway.
A 22-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman were both found dead in the basement of their home on 183rd Street near 90th Avenue in Queens.
Mayor Bill De Blasio and Governor Katie Hochul of New York City declared a state of emergency for the metropolitan area as well as New Jersey after flood warnings were put in place for the first time ever.
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LIE FLOODS
The Long Island expressway is almost underwater.
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WATERFALL
Rainwater waterfalls soak the subway.
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DRIVING THROUGH THE FLOOD
Footage of driving through the floods show rising waters on sidewalks and store fronts.
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'THE STUFF OF DISASTER MOVIES'
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EMERGENCY VEHICLES
Emergency vehicles can be seen facing the deep waters to help cleanup efforts.
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OVERFLOW
Basements in Brooklyn are flooding including in this very unfortunate way.
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STREETS BECOME RIVERS
Streets in NYC looked more like rivers rushing with rain water.
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TORNADO
A shocking video shows a mini vortex wedge in New Jersey.
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RIPPING THROUGH APARTMENTS
Shocking videos show water ripping through apartments causing inevitable damage.
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QUEENS RAIN
No borough was safe from the intense flooding.
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28TH STREET STATION
More and more subway stations flooded last night.
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INTENSE FLOOD
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PENN STATION SUBWAY
The Penn Station subway station looked like stairs leading into a pool last night.
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NURSEY RUINED
One user replied to de Blasio's tweet with a video of a room in their home completely filled with water.
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STAY INSIDE
In his announcement, de Blasio cautions New Yorkers to get inside and stay inside.
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STATE OF EMERGENCY
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency last night.
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WHAT'S IN THE WATER?
One user shared a video of a rat swimming around in the deep storm water.
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SOAKED SUBWAY
The Jefferson Street subway was completely soaked by rain water.
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JERSEY FLOODS
Drivers in New Jersey can be seen driving through over a foot of water.
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1 IN 500 EVENT
This rare flooding is a one in 500 event, while flooding systems are often preapred for one in 100 events.
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BROOKLYN FLOODS
Water is rushing into apartments in Brooklyn.
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MAKING THE MOST OF THE STORM
One NYC man is making the most of the storm floating on the rain water on a raft.
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WAIT FOR IT
Cars are in completely stopped traffic as more cars are completely submerged just below.
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CARS TRAPPED
Just north of NYC, cars can be seen in extremely high waters.
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THE LATEST ON STORM IDA
- Shocking footage shows a tornado ripping through New Jersey bridge
- More than 1million homes have been left without power by Ida carnage
- Seven children left hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning amid Ida chaos
- More than 60 million people throughout northeast hit by flash flood watches
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