New York floods: calls for action after 11 die in basement apartments
by Amanda Holpuch in New York from on (#5P57V)
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers, many immigrants or people of color, live in basements vulnerable to extreme weather
Most people killed in New York City in a record-breaking storm this week lived in basement apartments. Walls of water crashed into their homes, trapping them inside and blocking efforts to help.
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