A rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down parts of the city's subway system, flooding streets and highways, and delaying flights into LaGuardia Airport. New York City and other parts of the state were under a state of emergency.
·Police officers on Friday assist motorists stuck on a flooded street after heavy rains from the remnants of tropical storm Ophelia, at FDR Drive in Manhattan near the Williamsburg Bridge.
"This is a dangerous, life-threatening storm," Hochul said in an interview with TV station NY1. "Count on this for the next 20 hours."Residents watch as workers attempt to clear a drain in flood waters on Friday in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Flights into LaGuardia were briefly halted, and then delayed, Friday morning because of water in the airport's refuelling area. Flooding also forced the closure of one of the airport's three terminals.Better flood maps could save lives. Why are they so hard to find?Flood risk maps help identify safe ground during a storm or flood and lay out where to avoid building, but they’re not readily available. CBC’s Tom Murphy breaks down why the maps are so hard to find.
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