Flooding Creates Waterfalls Inside New York Subway | VOA News

Flood water drained into the tunnels Friday at Grand Army Plaza station in New York City.

Video shared on social media shows water covering the entrance to the station and flowing down the steps towards the platform.

Torrential downpours after a week of mostly steady rainfall brought flash flooding to New York City on Friday, disrupting subway service, inundating ground-level apartments and turning some streets into small lakes. (Reuters)

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