‘People are literally swimming’: New York City paralyzed by flash floods as water pours into subways
- Parts of New York City were left underwater on Saturday as heavy thunderstorms triggered flash flooding across the metropolitan area, disrupting subway lines and grounding hundreds of flights ahead of the World Cup final.
- Social media footage quickly captured the scale of the disruption, with commuters and drivers documenting severe conditions across the boroughs.
- “People are literally swimming,” one woman can be heard saying in a video posted by Instagram account @subwaycreatures.
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- Parts of New York City were left underwater on Saturday as heavy thunderstorms triggered flash flooding across the metropolitan area, disrupting subway lines and grounding hundreds of flights ahead of the World Cup final.
- Social media footage quickly captured the scale of the disruption, with commuters and drivers documenting severe conditions across the boroughs.
- “People are literally swimming,” one woman can be heard saying in a video posted by Instagram account @subwaycreatures.
Sources: The Independent