Flooding in basements of New York City after a rainstorm has claimed two lives. The adverse weather situation also led to roads being shut and flight delays, reported AP, citing officials.

The body of a 39-year-old man was recovered by a scuba team in from a flooded basement in Brooklyn at about 4:30 PM (US local time). When the team reached the spot, they recovered the body and took the man to the hospital, where he was declared dead.

Another 43-year-old man was declared dead at the scene after witnesses said he lost consciousness and became unresponsive inside a flooded basement boiler room, said police. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.

Brooklyn: Kingston Avenue & Rutland Road, a man tragically drowned this afternoon inside a basement in Crown Heights as a powerful sto

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