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Man trapped in flooded basement dies as New York hit by severe rain


Officials say body of man, 39, pulled from Brooklyn basement as rainstorm closes roads and causes delays

A man’s body was pulled from a flooded New York City basement on Thursday during a rainstorm that shut down roadways and caused airport delays, authorities said.

A scuba team recovered the body of a 39-year-old man after firefighters received a call of a person trapped in a flooded basement in Brooklyn at about 4.30pm, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Publish date : 2025-10-31 02:07:00

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