"Two men died in flooded basements in Brooklyn and Manhattan following a sudden downpour on Oct. 30, according to The City. In East Flatbush, Aaron Akaberi, 39, drowned while trying to rescue his dog from a basement at the intersection of Rutland Road and Kingston Avenue, where he had been living in a tent and acting as caretaker, ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported."
"In Washington Heights, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Montoya Hernández was electrocuted while attempting to pump water from a flooded boiler room located at 701 W 175th St., according to PIX 11. He was remembered fondly as a kind and hardworking father of five neighbors told The City. These drownings are the city's first flood-related fatalities since Hurricane Ida in 2021, according to the reports."
"The building, according to the outlet, was left without power, heat or water, and residents were forced to sit in the dark. Officials are reported to have issued emergency alerts later in the day. According to The City, New York City's sewer system could not handle the intense rainfall. An inch fell in just 10 minutes, far exceeding its capacity."
Two men died in flooded basements in Brooklyn and Manhattan after a sudden downpour on Oct. 30. In East Flatbush, Aaron Akaberi, 39, drowned while trying to rescue his dog from a basement at Rutland Road and Kingston Avenue. The building lost power, heat and water and residents sat in the dark. In Washington Heights, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Montoya Hernández was electrocuted while pumping water from a flooded boiler room at 701 W 175th St.; neighbors described him as a kind, hardworking father of five. An inch of rain fell in 10 minutes, overwhelming New York City's sewer capacity and prompting emergency alerts.
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