Two found dead in flooded basements as New York hit by rainstorm

Separate incidents see bodies pulled from basements in Brooklyn and Manhattan as heavy rain closes roads and causes delays

Two people died in flooded New York City basements 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 the flooded basement of a townhouse in Brooklyn at about 4.30pm, police said. A video posted online showed firefighters carrying the victim away through calf-deep water on the street.

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