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In the future, New Yorkers will be warned from the air about approaching storms.
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Instead of megaphones, the metropolis is responsible New York In the future, they will use drones to warn their residents about storms. In the event of a disaster, the aircraft equipped with loudspeakers will fly over houses and warn of heavy rain and flooding, as the authorities showed in a video on Tuesday.
“Prepare to move from your place,” the voice from the sky says in the recordings. “If flooding occurs, don’t hesitate.” About five teams, each with several drones, are to be deployed in flood-prone areas.The city’s emergency management officer, Zach Iscol, said messages would be delivered in several languages and that they would continue until the weather made flights impossible.
Flooding is dangerous for New Yorkers
The drones complement other types of alerts, including social media, text messaging and a system that reaches more than 2,000 agencies across the city that serve seniors, people with disabilities and other groups. “We need to meet people where they are with the communication so they are prepared,” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a press conference.
Flood especially dangerous for New Yorkers who live in basement apartments that can fill up quickly. In 2021, eleven people drowned in such homes when Hurricane Ida’s currents brought heavy rain.
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