A sort ofRight to use hurricane “Ada” brought the heaviest rainfall on record to New York City. According to the National Weather Service, in just one hour, the rainfall in Manhattan’s Central Park is about 80 mm. The storm broke the record set by tropical storm “Henry” a week ago with an intensity of 49 mm and a duration of 60 minutes. In general, the summer of 2021 in New York is not only very hot, but also sunny, and it is also the most rainy year in New York history.
The Mayor of New York declared a state of emergency: “Tonight we witnessed a historic weather event. Rainfall throughout the city hit a record high, flooding, and the conditions on the streets are dangerous,” he wrote. Bai Sihao On Twitter. People should seek shelter in their houses, not on the streets, so that rescuers can carry out their work.
“Stay away from the subway. Stay away from the street. Don’t get caught in this severe flood,” continued De Blasio. Approximately 5,300 customer homes have no electricity.Initially it’s not clear whether people are storm Injury or death.
Subway outage
On Wednesday night, authorities in New York and surrounding areas warned that there could be severe storms, life-threatening floods and even tornadoes. Soon after, heavy rain fell over the city, the streets turned into rivers, and people sometimes stood in knee-deep water. During this period, all subway lines had to stop operating-many people were trapped in the carriages.
A video by UNICEF spokesperson Joe English showed that Queens Boulevard in the area of the same name was flooded, and passengers had to sit on the seats of public buses: “Maspers/Queens Boulevard in Corona is actually It was a river. For a moment. The bus was flooded and several cars were trapped in the water. Absolutely crazy,” wrote in English on Twitter. As shown in the picture, even in subway stations, water seeps into the water with the force of the tide.
Kerber postponed the game
Extreme weather also hit the U.S. Open and German tennis players Angelique KerberWhose game was postponed. On Wednesday night, at the Louis Armstrong Stadium, Kerber will have a second round match with Anhelena Karinina from Ukraine. Despite heavy rain on the roof, the match had to be suspended indefinitely.
The area of Flushing Meadows was also partially submerged, so thousands of tourists either had to seek shelter or trek in the water.
