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OKIsItJustMe

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2. BBC: Two dead after flash flooding in New Jersey and New York City

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 12:50 PM

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0j42xy47q7o

Two dead after flash flooding in New Jersey and New York City

Madeline Halpert
BBC News, New York

Torrential rains in New York and New Jersey on Monday night brought flash flooding that killed two people and led New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to declare a state of emergency.

Officials had to perform rescues after flooding left drivers stranded as their vehicles rose in the waters.

In Plainfield, New Jersey, two people died when a car was swept away by floodwaters as the storm hit, Governor Murphy said on Tuesday.

Additional storms are expected on Tuesday with the potential for more flooding in the north-east as well as Florida and the mid-western US, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

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