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At least eight people killed overnight in NYC in historic flooding
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At least eight people killed overnight in NYC in historic flooding

The National Weather Service issued its first ever flash flood warning for the city, and said 3.15 inches of rain fell on Central Park in an hour, from 8:51 pm to 9:51 pm.

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At least eight people were killed in New York City, including a 2-year-old boy and his parents who drowned in a basement apartment in Queens, as the tail-end of Hurricane Ida slammed the five boroughs overnight.

New York City was in a state of emergency early Thursday after the historic downpour knocked out power and flooded streets, homes and subways — prompting the first ever flash flood warning for the Big Apple.

The National Weather Service also issued a tornado warning for parts of the Bronx late Wednesday.

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Among the dead was a family — a 50-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy — who were found dead inside their home on 64th Street in Flushing, Queens.

A 66-year-old Brooklyn man was discovered dead in the basement of his Cypress Hills apartment and a woman in her 40s was found dead in her home on Grand Central Parkway near Horace Harding Expressway.

A 22-year-old man and his 45-year-old mother were also later both found dead in the basement of their home in Jamaica, Queens. An 86-year-old woman was found in her Queens basement apartment.

One death was also confirmed in New Jersey.

Transit systems were in disarray with New York’s FDR Drive and the Bronx River Parkway underwater late Wednesday.

Subway tracks and stations were submerged, prompting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to suspend all service. Some lines were running with limited service early Thursday.

Videos showed water gushing onto the tracks at various subway stations, while other footage showed vehicles submerged up to their windows on the street.