New York subway station turns into "water curtain cave" during heavy rain

Heavy rainstorms in New York subway stations turned into "water curtain holes"

New York City subway stations turned into "water curtain holes" after heavy rains. According to the "New York Post" report, on July 8, local time, Affected by Tropical Storm Elsa, heavy rain fell in New York, USA. Many New Yorkers posted live videos taken at different subway stations on social networking sites

According to the New York Post , On July 8, local time, affected by tropical storm "Elsa", heavy rain fell in New York, USA. Several subway stations in Manhattan neighborhoods were flooded. The water was waist deep, and the stairs turned into waterfalls. People struggled to wade into the station. Trains stopped running on some sections.

Many New Yorkers posted live videos taken at different subway stations on social networking sites: At the 157th Street Station in New York, a woman "plopped" into waist-deep water. , she did not hesitate, raised the shopping bag in her hand, and walked towards the platform; a man struggled to move forward in knee-deep water, with a plastic bag on his head; and several people at work, in order to prevent getting wet Wet, wrap yourself in a black garbage bag.

A netizen posted on Twitter an amazing picture taken at the 157th Street Station: It was raining heavily outside, and it was also "raining" on the ceiling of the subway station. People were holding umbrellas while waiting for the train, and above the tracks The water was pouring down, and after the train entered the station, the entire body of the train was soaked. Another netizen wrote on Twitter: "Wow, the New York subway is flooded. There is no air conditioning. It feels like being in a sauna. We try to make sure we can get on the train safely to avoid slipping. The dispatcher is angry and thinks we are It’s too slow to get on the train. It’s such a mess. Nothing has changed.” In addition, at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station, a large amount of water flowed down the stairs, forming a waterfall. "The stairs now look like a water park." At 34th Street-Penn Station, some netizens photographed water spurting out from a manhole cover on the platform and turning into a fountain.

The video posted online showed that water poured into the subway platform like a waterfall. Female passengers waded through waist-high water to get on the train, and some passengers put plastic bags on their feet and entered the water. The interior of the subway station was not spared. The train was watered by water leaking from the top, as if it were traveling in a heavy rain.

When the New York subway was flooded, the National Weather Service was conducting a "severe thunderstorm watch" for New York City.

A spokesperson for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said that the circumstances surrounding the above video response are under investigation. MTA interim president Sarah Feinberg insisted that "the drainage system is working very well" and "the crews are working as hard and fast as ever and doing a great job."

New York City subway chief Demetrius Crichlow said in an interview that the city is prepared to deal with the storm and any challenges that Elsa poses. Critchlow said: "We have done a good job. We have made a lot of preparations in advance and deployed personnel." Like Feinberg, Critchlow also recommended that the public pay attention to safety and do everything possible on the morning of the 9th if absolutely necessary. Go to work again.

New York Subway officials said on social media: "Staff are actively addressing flooding issues at our stations. We have stepped up management of some flooded stations, but when surface streets are flooded, water It's always going to flow lower. Stay away from flooded stations while our crews work on the problem."

The heavy rain also caused damage to several major highways in New York, the New York Post reported. Roads were closed and reports said half the city's highways were under water.

A common problem in big cities, no matter how powerful New York is, no matter how rich it is, it still has to lie down in the face of heavy rain! Look at this subway entrance.

It’s flooded with water. It’s frightening to see. If it continues to operate like this, aren’t you worried about safety issues?

Or are the old artists bold? Didn't take the danger seriously. Judging from the video, there is no closed management at the subway entrance, no security guards are doing security work, and there is water leaking inside the subway, water leaking! You read that right, this is New York, USA.

It is known as the most financial and prosperous place in the world. The subway is leaking. Hahaha, seeing this, people can’t help but feel: New York, USA, doesn’t seem to be the same. That's it.