Hello, my name is Julia Silverita Yasmin from Semarang State University majoring in public health. So, how are you today? I hope you are in good health while listening to this podcast. Now I want to tell you about heartbreaking news that happened in early September 2021. Its Flash Flooding in New York and New Jersey. At least nine people have died after flash flooding and tornadoes hit the north-eastern US, local media report. Some people were trapped in flooded basements of their homes, while one body was found in a vehicle that was swept away. A two-year-old boy was among the victims in New York City.
The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency.
At least 8cm of water had fallen in just one hour in New York's Central Park.
As consequence, almost all New York City subway lines have been closed and non-emergency vehicles banned from roads. Many flights and trains out of New York and New Jersey have been suspended. Hundreds of thousands of homes in Louisiana remain without power and New Orleans is under a night-time curfew.
New York resident, George Bailey, told the BBC that he heard gurgling in the middle of dinner and the water's coming up out of the shower drain in his bathroom. He also said that he went to check the main water line in the utility room, and by the time he walked back into the living room there was nearly a foot of water. It was incredible how fast it came through.
The US National Weather Service declared a flood emergency in New York City, Brooklyn, Queens and parts of Long Island, also issued tornado warnings for parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The extreme weather has been caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida, which caused widespread devastation in southern Louisiana earlier this week. Many factors contribute to flooding, but a warming atmosphere caused by climate change more likely makes extreme rainfall.
Laura Trevelyan, an anchor of the BBC's US newscast BBC World News America, said that it occurs because national weather service wasn’t predicting hurricane well, so it turns out predicting flash flooding. It is a sign that with extreme weather, the infrastructure which America hasn’t spent money on many years, is threatened.
That’s all for the news and thank you so much for hanging with me till the end. See you next time!
