down as water cascaded onto trains. many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. this is new york s central park, submerged after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. i after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. ., after the wildest flooding in a lifetime. . , ., lifetime. i have been here more than 20 years lifetime. i have been here more than 20 years and lifetime. i have been here more than 20 years and everything i than 20 years and everything park like this, all floated up in the fountain or flooded up on a lot of trees falling down. this is pretty crazy. it on a lot of trees falling down. this is pretty crazy. this is pretty crazy. it was a similar story this is pretty crazy. it was a similar story in this is pretty crazy. it was a | similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye could see, engulfing communities. some people had to be rescued from homes in their boats. with a death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida s
i ve been here more than 20 years and never seen the park like this, all flooded up everywhere. there s the fountain, never been flooded up like that. you ve seen a lot of trees fallen down. like, this is pretty crazy. it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities. some people had to be rescued from their homes by boats. with the death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida struck with its full force on sunday and 50,000 people evacuated from parts of northern california because of a massive forest fire this week, america is feeling the full wrath of extreme climate related events. i ve lived in new york for 40 some odd years, and, obviously, things are changing, so. and i love south lake tahoe,
for the us to better prepare for climate change. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, reports. a disaster that unfolded in minutes and claimed lives in several north east states. the catastrophic flooding caused by the remnants of hurricane ida came out of the blue and caught new yorkers off guard. streets were turned into rivers and subway services forced to close down as water cascaded onto trains. many of those who died perished in their basements, unable to escape. this is new york s central park, submerged after the worst flooding in a lifetime. i ve been here more than 20 years and never seen the park like this, all flooded up everywhere. there s the fountain, never been flooded up like that. you ve seen a lot of trees fallen down. like, this is pretty crazy. it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities.
it is a similar story in philadelphia, with water as far as the eye can see, engulfing communities. some people had to be rescued from their homes by boats. with the death toll still rising in new orleans after hurricane ida struck with its full force on sunday, and 50,000 people evacuated from parts of northern california because of a massive forest fire this week, america is feeling the full wrath of extreme climate related events. i ve lived in new york for 40 some odd years, and obviously things are changing, so. and i love south lake tahoe, and we are seeing that burn down right now, too. so the whole west is in big trouble. wouldn t it be great if we could take all this rain and put it into california, for crying out loud, right? it all points to one thing, says president biden. the past few days of hurricane ida, and the wildfires in the west and the unprecedented flash floods in new york and newjersey, is yet another reminder that these extreme storms and the climate