Lethal floods are persevering with to batter the east coast, turning Connecticut roads into rivers and inflicting airport chaos in New York Metropolis.
One individual has been discovered lifeless and one other is lacking after being swept away by raging floodwater close to Little River in Oxford, CT, authorities have mentioned.
In apocalyptic scenes in Lengthy Island, a torrent of floodwater introduced by the summer time storms has ripped by way of a freeway whereas obliterating all the pieces in its path.
Dramatic footage reveals the brown water gushing throughout Harbor Street in Stony Brook because the tarmac ruptures down the center and collapses into the earth.
Additional north in Southbury, CT, a person was seen wading into chest-deep floodwater to rescue an amputee motorist and his canine from their deluged automobile.
Dramatic footage reveals the brown water gushing throughout Harbor Street in Stony Brook because the tarmac ruptures down the center and collapses into the earth
In apocalyptic scenes in Lengthy Island, a torrent of floodwater introduced by the summer time storms has ripped by way of a freeway whereas obliterating all the pieces in its path
In Southbury, Connecticut, one man rescued a an amputee motorist and his canine from a automobile trapped in water
Later footage of the Southbury, Connecticut rescue reveals the driving force, the canine, and the person who rescued them collectively on dry land
Floodwater has additionally hit the subway system – even erupting by way of grates within the floor near central New York Metropolis’s Penn Station
Dramatic footage reveals the automotive almost-submerged in stagnant brown water earlier than the bystander dredged the proprietor from the entrance seat simply in time.
The driving force, who’s holding a prosthetic leg, then gestured in the direction of the again passenger seat the place his white Labrador was nonetheless trapped inside.
Later footage of the rescue reveals the driving force, the canine, and the person who rescued them collectively on dry land.
The automotive turned stranded on the junction of Essential Road South and Freeway 6 in Southbury.
In the meantime in Manhattan, stunning video reveals the second water cascades by way of the roof of the long-lasting Chelsea Market, fully deluging the meals corridor.
Floodwater has additionally hit the subway system – even erupting by way of grates within the floor near central New York Metropolis’s Penn Station.
The acute climate can be inflicting journey chaos at New York’s busiest airports. At Newark Liberty Worldwide, 11 p.c of flights had been cancelled as of Monday morning.
Eight p.c had been canceled at LaGuardia, whereas three p.c of flights have been grounded at JFK.
Nationwide, 809 flights have been cancelled and greater than 18,000 delayed.
In the meantime in Manhattan, stunning video reveals the second water cascades by way of the roof of the long-lasting Chelsea Market, fully deluging the meals corridor
Pictured: floodwater gushing throughout a highway in Monroe, Connecticut on Monday
Main arterial roads by way of New York’s Central Park have been deluged by floodwater
The Nationwide Climate Service has issued flood warnings by way of Monday for giant swathes of the North East coast, together with Waterbury, Danbury and Fairfield CT.
One other warning lasting till 2pm covers Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties in New York state. Advisories are additionally in place for components of Delaware, New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Meteorologists have warned motorists within the worst-hit areas to brace for ‘heavy water flows throughout roadways’ which might reduce some cities off.
The East Coast can be being battered by tough surf spawned by Hurricane Ernesto, which is continuous to swirl after making landfall as a Class 1 storm in Bermuda on Saturday.
Lashing waves contributed to the downfall of an unoccupied seashore home alongside the Cape Hatteras Nationwide Seashore on North Carolina´s Outer Banks on Friday.
The gorgeous two-story house plummeted into the ocean and broke aside within the surging waves after being hit by a swell.
Seashore officers urged the general public Sunday to keep away from seashores in components of the village of Rodanthe the place ‘substantial harm’ to a number of oceanfront buildings occurred.
The hurricane additionally prompted the Nationwide Park Service and NYC Parks to close down each seashore in Brooklyn and Queens because of the doubtlessly life-threatening riptides.
Floodwater has additionally hit the subway system – even erupting by way of grates within the floor near central New York Metropolis’s Penn Station
The summer time storms have already triggered widespread chaos. In Connecticut, one man rescued a an amputee motorist and his canine from a automobile trapped in water
Passengers at LaGuardia Airport look ahead to flights to renew. A whole bunch of planes have been grounded resulting from heavy rain in New York Metropolis, United States on August 19, 2024
On New York’s Lengthy Island, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen mentioned seashores have been closed to swimmers over the weekend as a result of excessive tides pushed water proper as much as the bottom of the dunes ‘so you may´t actually have folks sitting on the seashore.’
Many individuals watched the water from the car parking zone Sunday, he added.
‘It´s fairly a sight to see the water arising nearly to the car parking zone, and if you concentrate on it that storm was tons of of miles offshore so it should have been fairly highly effective,’ Larsen mentioned.
The annual fireworks present that usually attracts 1000’s of individuals was canceled Saturday evening and once more for Sunday evening, based on Larsen.
