{"id":24216,"date":"2025-10-31T15:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/24216\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:56:12","slug":"streets-submerged-one-dead-after-nearly-3-inches-of-rain-in-hours-brooklyn-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/24216\/","title":{"rendered":"Streets submerged, one dead after nearly 3 inches of rain in hours \u2022 Brooklyn Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flooded streets and basements in Brooklyn following heavy rain left one person dead in a Flatbush home, while other neighborhoods, including Ditmas Park, saw residents helping clear drains to combat flash flooding.<\/p>\n

Photo by Erica Price<\/p>\n

Torrential rain battered Brooklyn on Thursday, flooding streets, submerging cars and leaving at least one person dead as parts of the borough saw nearly<\/a> three inches of rainfall in just three hours.<\/p>\n

The city remained under a wind advisory until noon Friday, as cleanup efforts continued across the five boroughs.\n<\/p>\n

In East Flatbush, the FDBY Scuba Team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man from a flooded basement. According to ABC7<\/a>, he was found \u201cunconscious and unresponsive\u201d and was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A similar fatal incident occurred in Washington Heights.<\/p>\n

Neighbors told Brooklyn Paper he had been trying to rescue his two dogs when floodwaters rushed into the basement apartment. They said he managed to get one dog, Luna, out before he was overwhelmed while returning for the second pet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Officials at the scene in East Flatbush respond after a man was pronounced dead while attempting to save his two dogs during severe flooding.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell \"\"Neighbors comfort Luna after flash flooding filled a basement apartment in East Flatbush, where her owner died Thursday,Photo by Lloyd Mitchell<\/p>\n

The Scuba Team used a dewatering pump, among other equipment, to reach the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released by authorities.\n<\/p>\n

Nearby neighborhoods, including Ditmas Park, also saw severe flooding, with water filling intersections and basements. In a statement posted to Instagram<\/a>, Council Member Rita Joseph said she was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d upon hearing of the flood-related death in her district.<\/p>\n

She also called for better flood infrastructure citywide.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cNow more than ever, we must be vigilant and reaffirm the call for additional resources and infrastructural investments in our neighborhoods,\u201d she said.
\n\"\"Ditmas Park saw clogged storm drains due to leaves and other debris.Photo by Erica Price\n<\/p>\n

Further north, near the Gowanus Canal \u2014 one of Brooklyn\u2019s most flood-prone areas \u2014 cars were left half-submerged and pedestrians stranded as rising waters stirred contamination in the canal, a designated federal Superfund site.<\/p>\n

In South Brooklyn, Council Member Justin Brannan said city agencies were responding to multiple intersections \u201cinundated with storm water.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday\u2019s forecast called for 1.5 to 2 inches of rain over an eight-hour span between 2-10 p.m. Instead, that rain fell within the span of 10 minutes,\u201d Brannan wrote in a Facebook post.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York City\u2019s sewer system, designed to handle up to 1-1.5 inches of rain per hour, can be overwhelmed by rainfall of today\u2019s intensity,\u201d his statement read. \u201cDEP received nearly 1,000 calls to 311 about flooding between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. In most cases, flooding receded soon after the most intense rainfall \u2014 between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in much of the city \u2014 slowed down. DEP has 38 crews and 19 supervisors responding to locations across the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"The National Weather Service said the borough averaged two inches of rainfall, while some areas saw more.Photo by Erica Price<\/p>\n

Before the storm, NYC Emergency Management and Mayor Eric Adams said they were working closely with the National Weather Service to \u201cmonitor a low-pressure system forecast.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNew Yorkers know how to handle tough weather, and we will get through Thursday\u2019s storm the same way we always do: together and prepared,\u201d Adams said. \u201cOur teams across the city are ready to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n

As of 9 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service recorded<\/a> as much as 2.79 inches of rain in Sheepshead Bay, 1.82 inches in Prospect Park, 1.79 inches in Dyker Heights, and an average of about two inches across the borough.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.<\/p>\n