Deadly flooding continues to ravage the East Coast, turning Connecticut roads into rivers and causing chaos at New York City airports.
One person has been found dead and another is missing after being swept away by heavy flooding near the Little River in Oxford, Connecticut, authorities said.
Summer storms have already caused widespread chaos. In Southbury, Connecticut, a man rescued an amputee motorist and his dog from a vehicle stuck in water.
Dramatic footage shows the car almost completely submerged in stagnant brown water before the heroic passerby got in and pulled the owner out of the front seat just in time.
The driver, holding a prosthetic leg, gestured toward the back passenger seat, where his white Labrador was still trapped inside.
In Southbury, Connecticut, a man rescued an amputee motorist and his dog from a vehicle stuck in water.
Later footage from the rescue in Southbury, Connecticut, shows the driver, the dog and the man who rescued them together on dry land.
Floodwaters have also affected the subway system, even bursting through grates in the ground near Penn Station in downtown New York City.
Later images of the rescue show the driver, the dog and the man who rescued them together on dry land.
The car was stranded at the intersection of Main Street South and Highway 6 in Southbury.
Meanwhile, in Manhattan, shocking video shows the moment water cascades through the roof of the iconic Chelsea Market, completely flooding the food hall.
Floodwaters have also affected the subway system, even bursting through grates in the ground near Penn Station in downtown New York City.
The extreme weather is also causing chaos at New York’s busiest airports. At Newark Liberty International Airport, 11 percent of flights had been canceled as of Monday morning.
Eight percent of flights were cancelled at LaGuardia, while three percent of flights were suspended at JFK.
Nationwide, 809 flights were cancelled and more than 18,000 were delayed.
Meanwhile, in Manhattan, shocking video shows the moment water cascades through the roof of the iconic Chelsea Market, completely flooding the food hall.
Pictured: Floodwater overflows across a road in Monroe, Connecticut, on Monday
The main roads that run through New York’s Central Park have been flooded by the waters
The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings through Monday for large swaths of the Northeast coast, including Waterbury, Danbury and Fairfield CT.
Another warning lasting until 2 p.m. covers Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego counties in New York state. Advisories are also in effect for parts of Delaware, New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.
Forecasters have warned motorists in the worst-affected areas to prepare for “strong water currents on roads” that could cut off some towns.
The East Coast is also being battered by heavy surf generated by Hurricane Ernesto, which continues to spin after making landfall as a Category 1 storm in Bermuda on Saturday.
Strong waves contributed to the collapse of an unoccupied beach house along Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on Friday.
The impressive two-story house collapsed into the ocean and was broken into pieces by the strong waves after being hit by a swell.
Coastal officials on Sunday urged the public to avoid beaches in parts of the town of Rodanthe, where “substantial damage” occurred to several oceanfront structures.
The hurricane also prompted the National Park Service and New York City Parks to close all beaches in Brooklyn and Queens due to potentially deadly rip currents.
Floodwaters have also affected the subway system, even bursting through grates in the ground near Penn Station in downtown New York City.
Summer storms have already caused widespread chaos. In Connecticut, a man rescued an amputee motorist and his dog from a vehicle stuck in water.
Passengers wait for flights to resume at LaGuardia Airport. Hundreds of planes were grounded due to heavy rain in New York City, the United States, on August 19, 2024.
On Long Island, New York, East Hampton Village Mayor Jerry Larsen said beaches were closed to swimmers over the weekend because high tides pushed water to the base of the dunes, “so you can’t really have people sitting on the beach.”
Many people watched the water from the parking lot on Sunday, he added.
“It’s quite a sight to see the water coming up almost to the parking lot, and if you think about it that storm was hundreds of miles off the coast, so it must have been pretty powerful,” Larsen said.
The annual fireworks show that typically draws thousands of people was canceled Saturday night and again Sunday night, according to Larsen.
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