Hurricane Ida, which hit the USA, caused the first flood in the history of New York.
The hurricane unleashed a heavy downpour that flooded subway lines and streets in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and New Jersey.
It is already known that seven people died in New York and one in Passaic, New Jersey.
According to the New York Police Department, the victims, whose names have not been released, were found in four different locations across the city, ranging in age from 2 to 66 years old.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency in the city, declaring: "Tonight, we are experiencing a historic weather event: record-breaking rain across the city, flooding and dangerous road conditions."
The mayor also reported that thousands of New Yorkers were left without electricity.
On the night of September 1, New York's Central Park recorded 3,15 inches of precipitation per hour, which far exceeds the record 1,94 inches that fell in one time during Tropical Storm Henry last week — on the night of August 22.
The authorities of New York introduced a ban on the movement of motor vehicles, with the exception of emergency service vehicles.
