"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."
"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. The Scuba Team used a dewatering pump, among other equipment, to reach the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released by authorities."
Torrential rain dropped nearly three inches across parts of Brooklyn in about three hours, producing severe street and basement flooding, submerged vehicles, and hazardous conditions. The city remained under a wind advisory into Friday morning as cleanup proceeded across all five boroughs. Emergency responders and the FDBY Scuba Team recovered a 39-year-old man from a flooded East Flatbush basement; he was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead after reportedly attempting to rescue two dogs. Multiple neighborhoods including Ditmas Park and areas near the Gowanus Canal experienced inundated intersections and half-submerged cars, raising contamination concerns at the Superfund site. City officials called for improved flood infrastructure while agencies responded to numerous stormwater hotspots.
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