Rare flash flood warning issued for New York as a woman dies trying to evacuate
Posted on AllSides July 9th, 2023
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Federal forecasters issued a rare flash flood warning for much of New York City Sunday night as heavy rain in the Northeast caused at least one death. The warning applied to the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. In social media bulletins published in multiple languages, New York City Emergency Management warned residents in basements to seek higher ground, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for Orange County, 60 miles north of New York City, where a woman in her 30s was swept away by...