Two found dead in flooded basements as New York city hit by rainstorm
by Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#714T1)
Separate incidents see bodies pulled from basements in Brooklyn and Manhattan as heavy rain closes roads and causes delays
Two people died in flooded New York City basements Thursday during a rainstorm that shut down roadways and caused airport delays, authorities said.
A scuba team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man after firefighters received a call of a person trapped in the flooded basement of a townhouse in Brooklyn at about 4.30pm, police said. A video posted online showed firefighters carrying the victim away through calf-deep water on the street.
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