The New York subway is world famous – and soaking wet!
The reason is “Elsa”. The tropical storm hit US land in Florida on Wednesday and moved along the coast in a north-east direction over the course of the days. On Friday he reached the metropolis of New York.
“Elsa” caused damage with flooded streets and uprooted trees. Rail traffic was also unable to cope with the masses of water.
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A truck rushes through the masses of water that “Elsa” has left behindFoto: J. Conrad Williams Jr./AP
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The wind speed in the high-rise canyons reached up to 85 kilometers per hour, rain pelted from the sky. Too much water for the subway system, which has been in operation for more than 100 years.
Videos show New Yorkers wading waist-high through pent-up floods. Several subway stations could no longer be controlled.
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This woman was surprised by a gust of windPhoto: Mark Lennihan / AP
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“We are now waiting for the water to recede,” said Joe Soto. He’s the city’s emergency manager. “The drainage system was simply overloaded.”
Sarah Feinberg, chairwoman of the New York City Transport Authority, wrote in an email: “We weathered the storm quite well.”
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These surfers use the foothills of the tropical storm Photo: SPENCER PLATT / AFP
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There had also been damage in other parts of the country. In Florida, a man died after a tree fell on his car.
