US: Rainstorm leads to flooding of White House basement | Master Stroke

A heavy rainstorm which lashed the Washington DC of United States on Monday, led to the flooding of the basement of the White House.

The rainstorm washed out roads , stranded drivers and soaked the basements of the city, throwing the morning commute out of gear.

As water gushed into the press workspace in the basement near the White House’s West Wing, government employees worked to drain puddles of stagnant water with wet vacs, reports said.