New York Flash Floods: Daily Life Hit As Heavy Rain Pounds US City, State Of Emergency Declared — SEE PICS

A person walks away from his vehicle after it got stuck in high floodwater on the Prospect Expressway during heavy rain on September 29 in New York City. A state of emergency has been declared in the city due to the flash floods. (Source: Getty Images)

A man pushes his car stuck on a heavily flooded road in the Red Hook neighbourhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Source: Getty Images)

Cars struggle to manoeuvre through flooded streets in Brooklyn, New York, after the intense rainfall battered the city. Schools and several offices remained open, forcing people to make their way through the flooded roads. (Source: Getty Images)

A bus stranded on a heavily flooded road in Red Hook in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Source: Getty Images)

A man tries to cross a flooded street with his bicycle after heavy rain in Williamsburg, New York. The sewers have failed to adequately drain out rainwater during the heavy downpours. (Source: Getty Images)

A man tries to remove garbage floating on the flooded streets. Several civic workers were up to their knees in water as they tried to unclog a storm drains as cardboard and other debris choked the outlets. (Source: Getty Images)

Flooded basement of a house after a coastal storm in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. (Source: Getty Images)

People pump out water from their homes after intense downpours in parts of New York. (Source: Getty Images)