"Torrential rain battered Brooklyn on Thursday, flooding streets, submerging cars and leaving at least one person dead as parts of the borough saw nearly three inches of rainfall in just three hours. The city remained under a wind advisory until noon Friday, as cleanup efforts continued across the five boroughs. In East Flatbush, the FDBY Scuba Team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man from a flooded basement."
"According to ABC7, he was found unconscious and unresponsive and was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A similar fatal incident occurred in Washington Heights. Neighbors told Brooklyn Paper he had been trying to rescue his two dogs when floodwaters rushed into the basement apartment. They said he managed to get one dog, Luna, out before he was overwhelmed while returning for the second pet."
Heavy rain dumped nearly three inches on parts of Brooklyn in about three hours, flooding streets, submerging cars and filling basements. The city remained under a wind advisory and cleanup efforts continued across the five boroughs. In East Flatbush a 39-year-old man was found unconscious in a flooded basement and later pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital after the FDBY Scuba Team recovered his body. Neighbors said he had rescued one dog, Luna, but was overwhelmed while returning for a second pet. Witnesses reported delays waiting for a scuba driver and that responders carried the man’s body past children while the surviving dog shook nearby.
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