on Friday was an impact of climate change and likely reflects a"new normal," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Saturday.
Almost 20cm of rain fell in some parts of the most populous city in the US, enough to enable a sea lion at Central Park Zoo to swim briefly out of the confines of her pool enclosure. Hochul warned of"life-threatening" floods and declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley.
Flooding had caused major disruptions to New York's subway system and the Metro North commuter rail service, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Agency, which operates both.
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