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Hurricane Ida has devastated 6 states in the US north-east. The flash-flooding and tornadoes have killed dozens of people and the final death toll isn’t clear yet. The BBC reports at least 45 people dead, CNN reports at least 46, while The New York Times places the toll at 43. The NYT states that many of those who lost their lives were killed in basement apartments in a storm that was caused by the remnants of a hurricane that struck New Orleans earlier.

To understand just how serious the situation is, the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Emergency for NYC. For the very first time in history. It’s yet another piece of proof that climate change is very real and that its effects are horrendous. US President Joe Biden said that “historic investment” is needed to deal with the current climate crisis, which is “a matter of life and death.”

Photos from NYC show the apocalyptic flooding that the city’s inhabitants are having to deal with. And it is as terrifying as it is heartbreaking.

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Dan Buczynski
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're a massive asshole if you call for delivery during something like that. Eat the ramen you have in the back of your cabinet.

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"Get a basement apartment in New York they said. It'll be fun they said"

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Akalvin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many more floodings, bushfires, snowstorms and else will it take until people realize that climate change IS an issue?

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Id row
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one anywhere ever said a basement apartment would be fun.

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BoredPandaAddict
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The poor owners! That room looked nice and now it’s full of manky water

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Laura MG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago a woman in Seattle drowned in her basement when a flash flood came in so fast she was unable to open the door to get out

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Night Owl
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you call a potential human aquarium with murky sewage water fun, sure

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too many died in flooded basements they were trapped in because they were unable to open doors or windows due to the force of the water.

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KimTx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So now you have a beach front...uhhh....ocean view.... swimming pool... basement apartment...

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CodenameElephant
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The landlord is going to increase his rent, now that the apartment has a water feature

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New York City and New Jersey saw unprecedented levels of rainfall and caused residents to become trapped in flooded basements and cars. The BBC reports that 23 people died in New Jersey, 14 in New York, 5 in Pennsylvania, 1 each in Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia.

Thousands of people were left without power. However, transit in NYC is slowly returning to normal after the flooding on Friday.

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"Flooding wasn’t the only problem last night as fires broke out on the track and people had to walk through tunnels while abandoning subway cars"

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"Current flooding situation in NYC. NYC recording their highest level of rainfall since 1800"

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Bill de Blasio, New York City’s mayor, said that the devastation was “the biggest wake-up call we could possibly get,” referring to climate change.

"We are in a new world now, let's be blunt," de Blasio said. He added that the US will have to do a lot of things “differently” and “quickly,” as the frequency and intensity of storms rise in the country.

According to CNN, over 20 million people remain under flood warnings. Some rivers in the US north-east are likely to remain flooded into Friday and even the weekend.

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Storm Ida made landfall on Sunday, August 29, as a Category 4 hurricane. Though it reduced in intensity as it approached the north-east of the country, it nonetheless wreaked havoc.

“I want to know who knew what when and what could have been done differently—because New Yorkers deserve to know what we're doing to learn from this event and make sure that it doesn't happen again,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul told CNN, advocating for moving toward carbon-neutral energy.

“We have no choice, my friends, the future we spoke about in dire terms, that future is now. It's happening, we're losing lives we're losing property and we cannot continue on this path,” Hochul said.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Joseph Georgiadis - I don't think you appreciate just how dangerous floodwaters can be. The driver could have just abandoned those passengers on the wrong side of the flooding but he did his best to get them to their homes etc. It's not huge heroism but what else do you call putting yourself at risk for the benefit of strangers?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like Newark airport isn't enough of a nightmare without all that.

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"Lefrak buildings in Queens NY flooded from the storm.
We had to take a dog and a cat out the apartment but they are safe."

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And because of the water pressure you can't open those glass doors yet either even if they're unlocked

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im not from USA so I ask: you never have tornados in that part of the country or its rare?

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"I am still in disbelief!!!! I am totally exhausted with this clean up!"

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These floods are going to have long-term health & safety impacts.

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"NYC September 2nd 2021"

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the hell is ordering food with this weather? F**k people are so selfish

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Daniel Marsh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For some reason, I read this as "Cats are floating..." until I saw a lack of cats.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Almost all of Manhattan's electric main is underground, in tunnels. Water plus electricity makes pretty sparks!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can see the bottom of the door just gives away and all that water comes flooding in.

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Tee Witt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So dam sad, for the people and the poor stray animals, I will be praying for you all.

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