Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) declared a state of emergency after torrential rains caused flash flooding across swathes of New York.
On Friday, heavy rainfall in New York City and the surrounding region wrought chaos, flooding streets and shutting down public transportation.
In a statement, Hochul stressed that the floods were expected, and emergency personnel had been deployed beforehand to help deal with the crisis.
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