Piogge torrenziali a New York, dichiarato lo stato di emergenza

La governatrice Kathy Hochul ha dichiarato lo stato di emergenza per le piogge torrenziali che si stanno abbattendo sullo stato inondando la città di New York, costretta a sospendere anche alcune linee della metropolitana

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: A person walks away from his vehicle after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in New York City. Much of the Northeast is experiencing severe flooding after heavy rains swept through the area this morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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STATO DI EMERGENZA

Il maltempo ha investito da questa mattina New York, con le ingenti piogge che hanno spinto la governatrice dello Stato Kathy Hochul a dichiarare lo stato di emergenza

Nasa, il suolo a New York si abbassa di 1,6 millimetri l’anno

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: A vehicle sits submerged after it got stuck in high water on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Much of the Northeast is experiencing severe flooding after heavy rains swept through the area this morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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DISAGI

Pioggia intensa immortalata da diversi cittadini che hanno postato sui social video e immagini di strade allagate e veicoli bloccati sotto il diluvio

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: A person tries to unclog a drain grate along a flooded Prospect Expressway after it got stuck in high water during heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Much of the Northeast is experiencing severe flooding after heavy rains swept through the area this morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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BROOKLYN E QUEENS

Il maltempo si è abbattuto questa mattina, poco prima delle 9, con un intenso temporale che si è verificato soprattutto nella zona di Brooklyn e del Queens

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: People stand around at the Church Avenue subway station as subway service is stopped amid heavy rain on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Flash flooding is expected in the counties of Nassau, Queens and Kings, which includes Brooklyn, according to the stateâ s National Weather Service office as remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia reaches the Northeast. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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TRASPORTI

Una situazione che ha costretto l'MTA (ente trasporti di New York) a chiudere alcune stazioni della metropolitana allagata, oltre a sospendere diverse linee di treni cittadini

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: A section of the Prospect Expressway is closed during high water after heavy rain and flooding on September 29, 2023 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. Much of the Northeast is experiencing severe flooding after heavy rains swept through the area this morning. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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LE PROSSIME ORE

Il maltempo sembra possa proseguire e interessare anche tutta l'area compresa tra New York, New Jersey e Connecticut, per un totale di 25 milioni di persone in allerta

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LE INDICAZIONI

L'amministrazione ha esortato i newyorkesi a rimanere in casa se possibile e ha affermato come siano in atto i preparativi per mandare squadre di soccorso in caso di inondazioni improvvise nei sobborghi nelle contee di Nassau e Westchester

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Cars drive through slight flooding on Ocean Avenue amid heavy rain on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Flash flooding is expected in the counties of Nassau, Queens and Kings, which includes Brooklyn, according to the stateâ s National Weather Service office as remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia reaches the Northeast. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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JFK

Anche presso l'aeroporto JFK si sono registrati più di dieci centimetri d'acqua caduti dalla mezzanotte

A subway station closed due to flooding from heavy rain in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 29. 2023. Multiple New York City subway lines were shut and streets inundated after torrential rain pelted the metropolitan area, prompting warnings about flooding in the city as well as Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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MEZZI PUBBLICI BLOCCATI

La metà delle linee della metropolitana della Grande Mela sono state parzialmente o interamente sospese. Un terminal dell'aeroporto di LaGuardia è stato chiuso a causa delle piogge torrenziali che si stanno abbattendo sulla città

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: People walk under umbrellas amid heavy rain on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. Flash flooding is expected in the counties of Nassau, Queens and Kings, which includes Brooklyn, according to the stateâ s National Weather Service office as remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia reaches the Northeast. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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IL SINDACO

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