NEW YORK, 03 Septermber 2021, (TON): Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 41 people in the New York area overnight into, including several who perished in their basements during the “historic” weather event that officials blamed on climate change.

Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York City, turned streets into rivers and shut down subway services as water cascaded down platforms onto tracks.

Metodija MiHajjlov whose basement of his Manhattan restaurant was flooded with three inches of water, said “I’m 50 years old and I’ve never seen that much rain ever.”

He told media “it was like living in the jungle, like tropical rain. Unbelievable. Everything is so strange this year.”

Hundreds of flights were canceled at LaGuardia and JFK airports, as well as at Newark, where video showed a terminal inundated by rainwater.

President Joe Biden said “we’re all in this together. The nation is ready to help.”

Flooding closed major roads across New Jersey and New York boroughs including Manhattan, The Bronx and Queens, submerging cars and forcing the fire department to rescue hundreds of people.