‘Life-threatening rainfall event’ slams New York and surrounding region

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‘Life-threatening rainfall event’ slams New York and surrounding region
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A state of emergency has been declared and New Yorkers have been urged to stay home. Read more at straitstimes.com.

turning major roadways into lakes and sending children to the upper floors of flooding schoolhouses.

The city’s residents, while largely caught by surprise, took heed and many stayed home and off the roads. The streets in Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn, a neighborhood built on the slant of a hill, were engulfed in minutes in currents dotted with whitecaps, just as schools were opening their doors. The city’s residents, while largely caught by surprise, took heed and many stayed home and off the roads. PHOTO: REUTERS

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