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New York (AFP) - New York's best-known and busiest subway station, at Times Square, fell victim to spectacular flooding overnight Tuesday, caused by an ancient water main that burst after more than a century of service. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released videos and photos on Tuesday of water cascading into the Times Square-42nd Street station in the heart of Manhattan at around 03:00 am (07:00 GMT). During the course of the morning, 1.8 million gallons of water poured into the station, MTA said. The flooding continued to disrupt service on some of the city's busiest track...
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New York (AFP) - The northeastern United States was inundated Monday with heavy rain and flooding across several states a day after storms and flash floods washed out highways and killed one person in New York state. Parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Vermont were under flood warnings, with states in the region recording rapid rainfall and "life threatening" flash floods, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Heavy rains in New York state on Sunday turned streets into raging waterways, washing out bridges, leaving roads impassable and leading...
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Lost Creek (United States) (AFP) - In Lost Creek, Kentucky, Joe Biden promised flood victims Monday that their shattered lives will be restored -- a message of optimism he hopes to beam right through a divided America three months before elections that will decide the fate of his presidency. A disaster zone, where floods have killed at least 37 people, might seem an odd place for optimism. The presidential motorcade rolled past scenes of savage natural violence -- trees torn to pieces, yellow school buses tossed like toys, and fragments of people’s houses and belongings festooning the banks of...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Hours after rare and intense flooding hit California's Death Valley, closing roads and stranding some 1,000 people, waters were receding Saturday and police escorted many of those trapped to safety. After "unprecedented amounts of rainfall caused substantial flooding" in the famously parched park, around 60 cars were bogged down under mounds of debris, the National Park Service (NPS) said. "Aerial searches are underway to ensure that there are no stranded vehicles in remote areas," the Death Valley National Park said on its website Saturday. "Hard work from road crews allow...
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Paris (AFP) - From a summer of fire and record floods, to freak frosts and locusts invasions, experts say man-made climate change is wreaking havoc on the world's weather. Here are some of the most devastating climate-fuelled disasters from the past two years: Mediterranean on fire - Greece's worst heatwave in decades fuelled deadly wildfires that burned nearly 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) this year in what the prime minister called the country's "greatest ecological disaster in decades". The summer blazes killed about 80 people in Algeria and Turkey, with Italy and Spain also ravaged by ...
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Washington (AFP) - Pedestrians trudging along city streets knee-deep in water. Cars floating down roads like ships on a river. Basements overflowing with water. Here is a closer look at deadly flash floods and why they have become increasingly common in the United States. What is flash flooding?Flash or sudden flooding usually occurs after heavy rainfall, when the ground cannot absorb all the water. According to the US National Weather Service, flash floods usually take place within three to six hours after a storm. Dam and levee breaks as well as mudslides can also lead to rapid flooding. "Fl...
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Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern US state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend left at least 21 dead, the White House said in a statement said Tuesday. Tennessee was hit Saturday by what meteorologists called historic storms and flooding, dumping as much as 17 inches (38 centimeters) of rain. Rural roads, state highways, bridges and hundreds of homes were washed out and widespread power outages affected thousands of people. The move makes federal funding available to people affected in Humphreys ...
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Washington (AFP) - Devastating floods after record rainfall in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and at least 20 more missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll. Tennessee was hit Saturday by what meteorologists called historic storms and flooding, dumping as much as 17 inches (38 centimeters) of rain. Rural roads, state highways, bridges and hundreds of homes were washed out and widespread power outages affected thousands of people. In Humpreys County, about 90 minutes from country music hub Nashville, the downpour on Sat...
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