They are apocalyptic photos from New York.
The US metropolis was hit by an extreme storm.
The mayor has declared a state of emergency.
New York - Masses of water flood the streets of New York.
The metropolis is drowning.
Streets are turning into rivers, the subway is complete.
"Tonight we are witnessing a historic weather event with record rains across the city, brutal flooding and dangerous conditions on our streets," tweeted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
“Stay away from the subway.
Stay away from the streets.
Don't go into these severe floods, ”warns de Blasio.
Historic storm - New York completely underwater
The tail of Hurricane "Ida" brought New York the heaviest rain on record.
Within just an hour, around 80 millimeters of rain fell in Central Park in Manhattan, the National Weather Service said.
So much rain fell over the city that streets turned into rivers and people sometimes had to wade knee-deep through water.
Storm in New York - Video shows floods
A video by Unicef spokesman Joe English showed Queens Boulevard in the district of the same name, which was so flooded that passengers had to get on the seats in a public bus: “Queens Boulevard in Maspeth / Corona is literally a river at the moment.
Bus flooded with water, several cars got stuck in the water.
Absolutely crazy, ”wrote English on Twitter.
Even in a subway station, water penetrated with the force of a spring tide, as pictures showed.
Queens Boulevard in Maspeth / Corona is a literal river at the moment.
Bus fully flooded driving through, multiple cars stuck in the water.
Absolutely insane.
pic.twitter.com/LuSL9uWCEl
- Joe English (@JoeEEnglish) September 2, 2021
The extreme weather also hit the US Open, which is currently taking place, and the German tennis player Angelique Kerber, whose game has been postponed.
In the Louis Armstrong Stadium, where Kerber was to play her second round match against Anhelina Kalinina from Ukraine on Wednesday evening, it rained so heavily from the side, despite the roof, that the game had to be suspended indefinitely.
The area in Flushing Meadows was also partially flooded, so that thousands of visitors either had to seek shelter or wade through the water.
(dpa)
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