Low-lying areas of New York City suffer flooding
<p><span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Seaboard">Seaboard</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span>. <span word="Unprecedented">Unprecedented</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="overall">overall</span>, <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 33 <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sump">sump</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="basements">basements</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="related">related</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span> <span word="Battery">Battery</span> <span word="Tunnel">Tunnel</span>, 24-<span word="inch">inch</span> (61 <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span>) <span word="water">water</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="break">break</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Leslie">Leslie</span> <span word="Bernat">Bernat</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gowanus">Gowanus</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="overflowed">overflowed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="possessions">possessions</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basement">basement</span>,” <span word="Bernat">Bernat</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="slick">slick</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bernat">Bernat</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basement">basement</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Gowanus">Gowanus</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="submerged">submerged</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canal">canal</span>.</p>
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