News Wrap: 2 killed in New Jersey after vehicle swept away in flash flood
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🗓️ 15 July 2025
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| 0:00.0 | The day's other headlines start in New Jersey, where authorities say a severe storm killed two people when their vehicle was swept away in floodwaters. |
| 0:12.4 | Rain and wind blasted the Northeast overnight, soaking streets and stranding passengers. |
| 0:18.5 | Parts of New Jersey recorded at least six inches of rain. While in New York City, |
| 0:23.6 | attention passengers, I'm going to call this one in. I can't open the doors if not safe. |
| 0:28.6 | Water overwhelmed the sewer system and gushed into subway stations. Some riders stood on their seats as train cars flooded. |
| 0:36.6 | New York City's chief climate officer says these types of storms are becoming more frequent. |
| 0:43.3 | It is now the case that five of the most intense rainstorms, |
| 0:46.3 | New York City's history have taken place in the last four years. |
| 0:50.3 | We have an infrastructure that was designed for an environment we no longer live in. |
| 1:00.0 | As residents clean up from the storms, forecasters say the weather is set to improve across much of the region, though more storms are possible in parts of the northeast and mid-Atlantic |
| 1:05.6 | through the end of the week. In Texas, search efforts are ongoing for those still missing after the deadly 4th of July |
| 1:12.8 | flooding. At least 132 people are known to have died with the vast majority of those in Kerr County. |
| 1:20.4 | Officials say 101 people are still unaccounted for as officials look to drain reservoirs |
| 1:26.7 | to search for victims. |
| 1:29.0 | Rainfall this week has hampered recovery operations, and a flood watch remains in effect |
| 1:34.0 | for parts of South Central Texas, which includes Kerr County. |
| 1:38.8 | Turning to Gaza, health officials say Israeli airstrikes overnight killed at least 93 people, including dozens of women and children. |
| 1:48.2 | One strike hit the Shata refugee camp in the north. |
| 1:52.1 | Hospital officials there say a Hamas politician was killed along with a couple and their six children. |
| 1:58.9 | Israel did not comment on that attack, but it frequently |
| 2:02.2 | blames Hamas for civilian deaths, saying its militants hide in populated areas. |
| 2:08.9 | Syria's defense minister announced a ceasefire today after sectarian clashes killed dozens of |
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