Old Video Of Flooding In New York Subway Shared As Recent
By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing flooding in the New York subway is viral online with the false claim that the visuals are from the recent flash floods in the city. BOOM found that the clip is old and was taken in September 2021 during Hurricane Ida, a destructive Atlantic hurricane that claimed 55 direct and 32 indirect lives as a tropical cyclone and caused damage to the tune of $75 billion, according to the National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Report. A state of emergency was declared in New York after severe storms led to flash floods in several parts of the city on September 29,...