Restoration of subway services; suspension of Metro-North – Hurricane IDA Update

After historic flooding from Ida the system will be stopped by the MTA to restore the entire subway and other mass transport.

Water caused by record rain falls into New York City underground tunnels, which trapped at least 17 trains and forced the service to be cancelled overnight.

The video showed water blowing in a track, while others showed riders in cars filled with water standing in seats.

The officials said that all riders were evacuated safely.

The restoration began on a lettered basis and MTA CEO Janno Lieber said that he hoped that service would return to normal most of the time before the end of the day.

“The region, our customers and the transit workers has been a historic challenging night,” he said.

Lieber said that there were thousands of people inspecting, working to secure and run systems.

In the meantime, power problems and mudslides hindered commuter lines.

Busses are ‘totally operational,’ and Lieber commended these drivers’ heroic efforts as they sailed abandoned vehicles.

When the city works to purify the streets following the floods, alternative side parking is hung up throughout the city.

Mayor Bill de Blasio twisted, “Please keep on staying as far as possible off the streets as we go on storm operations.

Earlier 

Heavy rain and flash floods in the New Yorks were inundated early Thursday by a devastating Storm Ida that had forced flight cancellation and state of emergency statements in the Northeast of the United States.
Ida slammed in the South Louisiana state during the weekend and blazed a trail to the north with severe flooding and tornadoes.

The relics of the Storm caused huge floods in the national capital, which left Brooklyn and Queens seriously damaged, Governor Kathy Hochul of NY declared a state of emergency.

The Mayor Bill de blasio tweeted, “Tonight we have a historic weather event with record-breaking rained throughout the city, brutal flooding and dangerous road conditions.

The floods have shut down main roads across several districts including Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled at nearby Newark, Lagardia and JFK airports.

Streets have become fluvial while subway stations in the city are also flooding, and service reportedly be effectively shut down by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

As the film shows cars that are immersed on streets throughout town, authorities urge residents not to drive on overflowing roads.

Tornado threat

Tornado watches are in place in southern Connecticut, north of New Jersey and south of New York. The NWS warned that tornadoes might end with torture.

The Philadelphia Metropolitan Area tweeted at the beginning of Wednesdays, together with a video of a car trapped in churning waters, is “Exceptionally dangerous and life-threatening flood in Somerset County as well as in other areas.”

Ida is expected to continue to boil north and bring heavy rains to New England on Thursday, which also experienced a rare tropical storm at the end of August.

US President Joe Biden is due to visit Louisiana on Friday and Ida has destroyed buildings and abandoned more than one million homes.