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New York, NY (77WABC)-At least seven people are reported dead in NYC due to historic flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida.
The MTA says service remains largely suspended this morning due to flooding.
This video posted to Twitter by Michael Pegram shows water pouring into the NYC Subway:
https://twitter.com/MichaelPNews/status/1433259951837917185
Emergency services has been doing rescues of people trapped due to flood waters:
Officers throughout the city have been responding to 911 calls of people affected by the storm.@NYPDSpecialops Emergency Service Unit personnel just rescued a disabled man & his dog who were trapped in a basement with 3 feet of water. They were both rescued & are on dry ground. pic.twitter.com/oamGAaM76d
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) September 2, 2021
A travel advisory remains in effec in NYC although the state of emergency limiting travel was lifted at 5 am:
On Twitter, Chaudhary Parvez, posted flooding of his apartment in Borough Park, Brooklyn:
https://twitter.com/ChaudharyParvez/status/1433276160809398272
Around 10 pm Wednesday, police discovered a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman, and a 2-year-old little boy dead inside the home on 64th Street in Flushing, Queens.
A 43-year-old woman and a 22-year-old man were killed when flooding collapsed the wall of their home on 183rd Street in Jamaica, Queens.
This video from NY CitizenApp shows motorists stuck in flood waters in Elmhurst Queens:
Multiple Motorists Stuck, Intersection Closed Down @CitizenApp
Broadway & Queens Blvd Yesterday 10:10:47 PM EDT
A woman and her 20’s in Forrest Hills and a man in his 60’s in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn were also reported killed due to flooding.
