"Two people died in flooded New York City basements Thursday during a rainstorm that shut down roadways and caused airport delays, authorities said. A scuba team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man after firefighters received a call of a person trapped in the flooded basement of a townhouse in Brooklyn at about 4.30pm, police said. A video posted online showed firefighters carrying the victim away through calf-deep water on the street."
"In Manhattan, a 43-year-old man was found dead inside the flooded basement boiler room of an apartment building, police said. The cause of death was under investigation. Some spots around the city saw record rainfall. Preliminary reports showed 1.8in (4.57cm) of rain fell in Central Park on Thursday, which would surpass the record of 1.64in (4.17cm) set for the park in 1917, the National Weather Service said."
"LaGuardia airport recorded 1.97in (5cm) of rain, which would break the 1955 record of 1.18in (3cm) for that airport. New York saw hours of rainfall of varying intensity Thursday leading into the evening commute. Photos and video on social media showed water rising to the bumpers of cars and pouring into subway stations. When you look at the amount of water that was coming down, our sewer systems are just not built to handle that."
Two people died when basements flooded during a heavy rainstorm in New York City, including a 39-year-old man recovered by a scuba team in a Brooklyn townhouse and a 43-year-old man found in a Manhattan apartment basement boiler room. The causes of death remain under investigation and authorities did not immediately release names. Some locations saw record rainfall, with 1.8 inches in Central Park and 1.97 inches at LaGuardia. The storm shut down roadways, delayed flights, flooded streets and subway stations, overwhelmed sewer systems, and caused falling tree limbs to damage vehicles.
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