NEW YORK | Several subway stations were flooded and major arteries cut Thursday in New York City, where further flooding loomed on Friday with the expected arrival of the storm Elsa.
Between 5 and 10 cm of water fell in a series of thunderstorms over New York and surrounding areas on Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) said, “causing extensive flash flooding in certain places ”.
Subway riders posted video footage of some particularly impressive flooded stations at the 157th Street station north of Manhattan on Twitter.
We see people with waist-deep water, somehow crossing a blackish pool to reach the docks.
“Lines 1 and a have really taken a hit, with a lot of flooding in the stations,” admitted Sarah Feinberg, boss of the MTA, New York public transport authority, on Thursday evening, during a press briefing.
Some major roads, especially in the Bronx, have been temporarily closed, disrupting traffic when leaving the office. New York police tweeted footage of her rescuing motorists stranded by the waters.
