NYC Flash Flooding Kills 2 Men
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The intense rain storms put a strain on NYC's infrastructure, causing deadly flooding and renewed concerns about basement apartments.
Much of the rainfall came in an intense 20-minute period in the afternoon, officials said. A record two inches fell at LaGuardia Airport.
WOODSIDE, Queens (WABC) -- A mother is alive today after her legally blind son jumped into action when their basement apartment in Queens began to flood from the remnants of Ida. One mom is lucky to be alive after her legally blind son heard her screams ...
THE FORCE FROM THE FLOODING WAS SO INTENSE AND A MUSKEGON NEIGHBORHOOD, MULTIPLE BASEMENT WALLS COLLAPSED. 12 NEWS EMILY POFAHL LIVE THERE FOR US TONIGHT. AND EMILY, THERE IS CERTAINLY MUCH WORK TO STILL BE DONE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TONIGHT. RIGHT, BLAKE?
FDNY and NYPD responders pulled both victims from waterlogged basements as heavy rain overwhelmed parts of the city, officials said.
HOLLIS, Queens (WABC) -- Homeowners and residents held a rally in Queens Tuesday to protest city leaders who they say are using the death and destruction cause by the remnants of Hurricane Idea as political capital without actually helping them recover.