Torrential rains fell in New York overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, September 2, a consequence of the passage of Hurricane Ida, which, after hitting the southern United States, caused tornadoes and historic flooding in the northeast. is of the country. Streets, metro, airport, basements and ground floors of homes, and even a US Open tennis court, although well covered, found themselves in a few minutes under water.
Bill de Blasio, the mayor of the city, spoke of a “Historical meteorological event”, also decreeing ” emergency state “.
According to the National Weather Service, this state of emergency due to floods is a first in the history of the megalopolis, already struck in October 2012 by Hurricane Sandy.
