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New York stunned and swamped by record-breaking rainfall as more downpours are expected (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

killed at least 13 people in New York City, mostly in flooded basement apartments.

That's some nightmare fuel

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Living in a basement apartment in nyc, can confirm it sucks ass

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Important to note quote is referring to the last flood.

No fatalities with this flood, people heeded the warning.

What could have been a life-threatening event was averted, she said, because many people heeded early calls to stay put or head for higher ground before it was too late. As a result, Hochul said, “No lives were lost.”