New York flooding: Pictures, videos show chaos after record rainfall

Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across New York City, leaving people homeless, while authorities declared state of emergency.

The city of around 8.5 million people witnessed unprecedented rains that swamped streets. The continuous showers wreaked havoc in the city, turning roads into lakes. No deaths or major injuries have been reported so far, but people lost valuables.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams urged people to take precautions while mobile phones pushed alerts from the National Weather Service. Over the weekend, the pouring waterfalls closed subway lines, with service being stopped.

It was learned that one terminal at LaGuardia Airport was shut down but reopened.

Clips and photos shared online shows people wading through floodwater reaching up to their knees, and water running from ceiling and walls of subway stations.

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