Stunning Images Emerge of Catastrophic and Deadly Flooding in NYC

Colby HallSep 2nd, 2021, 7:34 am
 
BQE Flooding

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Eight individuals are dead, including one two-year-old, as the metropolitan area of New York City was ravaged by record rainfall, tornadoes, and flash flooding that flooded roads and subways that paralyzed the densely populated urban area.
(Update: the death toll has now reached 14.)

Social media is also flooded with stunning videos of subways, apartments, and roads flooded with water that are jaw-dropping to watch. A dozen or so are collected here for your viewing:

https://twitter.com/la17_lynn/status/1433252192056713220?s=21https://twitter.com/la17_lynn/status/1433252192056713220?s=21

https://twitter.com/Chrissy_2697/status/1433360109787357187?s=20

https://twitter.com/PoliticsUSNews/status/1433358901370658816?s=20

And then there’s this dude:

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Colby Hall is the Founding Editor of Mediaite.com. He is also a Peabody Award-winning television producer of non-fiction narrative programming as well as a terrific dancer and preparer of grilled meats.