Flooding in basements of New York City after a rainstorm has claimed two lives. The adverse weather situation also led to roads being shut and flight delays, reported AP, citing officials.
The body of a 39-year-old man was recovered by a scuba team in from a flooded basement in Brooklyn at about 4:30 PM (US local time). When the team reached the spot, they recovered the body and took the man to the hospital, where he was declared dead.
Another 43-year-old man was declared dead at the scene after witnesses said he lost consciousness and became unresponsive inside a flooded basement boiler room, said police. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.
Brooklyn: Kingston Avenue & Rutland Road, a man tragically drowned this afternoon inside a basement
in Crown Heights as a powerful storm swept through New York City, causing massive flooding across several neighborhoods throughout the city.. According to reports, the victim went… pic.twitter.com/NQB3dO16w0
— NYC Scoop (@NY_Scoop) October 31, 2025
Heavy Rain In New York Disrupts Life
New York City witnessed a heavy downpour, with some areas also reporting record rainfall. According to preliminary reports, Central Park recorded 1.8 inches of rain on Thursday, which would surpass the record of 1.64 inches set for the park in 1917, the National Weather Service said.
🚨🇺🇸 Meanwhile in New York City
One of the simplest Globalist Tactics deployed in order to create chaos is to simply neglect drain maintenance throughout the Cities.
Then ‘they’ get the added benefit of blaming it all on Climate Change. pic.twitter.com/WLTMIH131v
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) October 30, 2025
LaGuardia Airport recorded 1.97 inches of rain, which would break the 1955 record of 1.18 inches for that airport.
“When you look at the amount of water that was coming down, our sewer systems are just not built to handle that. It was a steady rain throughout,” Mayor Eric Adams told radio station 1010 WINS.
(With inputs from AP)
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