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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Yahoo
Police identify woman killed in flash floods on Overland Park trail
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Overland Park rescue crews have confirmed that a woman was killed Monday morning after flash floods hit parts of the Kansas City metro. According to Overland Park police, just after 9:30 a.m., crews were dispatched to Creekside Park, near 155th Street and Nall Avenue, regarding a missing person, later identified as a woman in her mid-60s. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Police have identified the woman as 62-year-old Anupama Vaidya, of Overland Park. Overland Park police said a family member told them Vaidya frequently walks along the trail, which runs alongside a creek. Police reported that she had been out walking since about 7:30 a.m. and hadn't returned by the time the heavy rain and flash floods passed over the metro. When officers arrived on the scene, they said Vaidya was found in the creek. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the heavy rain caused the creek to overflow above the banks, forcing Vaidya to lose her footing and drown in the floodwaters. Residents near Creekside Park say flash flooding can cause the large creek inside Creekside Park to spill from its banks quickly, according to local homeowners. Blake Rumsey, whose family lives nearby, said he's never known the creek to be as high as its been in recent days, since Monday morning's heavy rain is added to the 10 inches of rain delivered to Johnson County during last week's thunderstorms. 'Somehow, she got washed in,' Rumsey said, adding that he helped direct police along the concrete trails. 'My assumption is that this has never happened here. It's just awful. It's no more than 20 minutes to go out on the trail, and that's the end of it.' Rumsey said he heard first responders using saws, likely to free Vaidya's remains from a tree in the creek. Overland Park Police Ofc. John Lacy reminds the public how dangerous flash flood waters can be. 'When you see high water, you don't want to try to cross it. You never know. It might look ankle deep. There might be a pothole or mud could be really soft,' Lacy said. Hadley Neese, a college athlete who grew up in this section of Johnson County, said she grew up riding bikes along the trails, but her parents kept her away from that area, knowing heavy rain could cause flash flooding. The sidewalks along those concrete trails are often close to the water's edge, and mud sometimes makes the walking surface slippery. 'They say she walks down to this park every day, and it just so happened today was not a good day to walk,' Neese said. Kansas City crews on scene of water rescue after flash floods leave person hanging onto tree One neighbor commented that Vaidya spends half the year in the United States and half in her native India. Firefighters from Overland Park and Leawood assisted in this recovery mission. Police said the incident is still under investigation. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to FOX4 for the latest updates and information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
15-07-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Flash Floods Pour Into New York City Subway Station
Jessica Louise Dye, a New York City musician, thought the packed subway car she was riding uptown through Manhattan on Monday had ground to a halt because of the usual rush hour delays. Then Ms. Dye, 39, heard the gasps. She looked out the window saw water cascading down the stairs from a station entrance at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue. In front of a turnstile, a murky torrent was spewing like a geyser. Ms. Dye, who has lived in New York for more than a decade, said she felt a little nervous about being stuck underground under those circumstances. Still, her first thought was about how long she would have to wait. 'I was like, great, of course, I should have just walked,' she said. As torrential rains drenched large swathes of the Mid-Atlantic and dumped several inches of rain on a region stretching from central Virginia to the New York metropolitan area on Monday evening, flash floods inundated multiple New York City subway stations, submerged major roads and prompted the National Weather Service to issue flash flood warnings for all five of the city's boroughs. Videos posted to social media showed floodwaters gushing into subway cars, inundating streets and submerging vehicles across the region. Water pressure appeared to lift manhole covers from the road. In New Jersey, social media videos appeared to show a person kayaking down the street and the news media filmed rescue crews helping people stuck on flooded roads. Several minutes after the No. 1 train Ms. Dye was riding stopped at the 28th Street station, the driver opened the doors. Then water rushed in, prompting some passengers to climb onto their seats. Then the doors closed again. One passenger, Juan Luis Landaeta, later said that he had never seen flooding like that in 12 years of living in the city. 'It was a disaster,' he said. Ms. Dye said it was worse than anything she had seen in 2012, when Hurricane Sandy swamped parts of the city in waist-deep waters. She said some tourists on the No. 1 train, including two women in open-toed sandals who were consulting one another about how they might wade through the floodwaters, seemed concerned. 'The real New Yorkers were just on their phones, not caring, not paying attention,' she added. The conductor kept the passengers informed throughout, she said, though he too seemed exasperated. 'He was like, 'Oh, my God, it's only Monday,'' she said. 'And then he was like, 'I don't get paid enough for this.'' After 10 to 15 minutes, the train departed and continued uptown, Ms. Dye said. When she got out at Times Square, a light fog had settled over the city. 'The heat had calmed down because it finally rained,' she said. 'So we got a little bit of break from the heat wave.'
Al Jazeera
09-07-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
Bridge collapse in Gujarat kills 10
Bridge collapse in Gujarat kills 10 NewsFeed At least 10 people were killed after a portion of the Gambhira Bridge collapsed into the Mahisagar River in Gujarat, India. Footage shows a large gap in the bridge and vehicles dangling over its edge as rescue crews searched for victims. Video Duration 01 minutes 31 seconds 01:31 Video Duration 01 minutes 23 seconds 01:23 Video Duration 01 minutes 20 seconds 01:20 Video Duration 03 minutes 26 seconds 03:26 Video Duration 02 minutes 16 seconds 02:16 Video Duration 01 minutes 08 seconds 01:08 Video Duration 00 minutes 17 seconds 00:17
Forbes
09-07-2025
- Climate
- Forbes
Three Dead After Flash Flooding Hits Ruidoso In New Mexico
At least three people—including two children—were killed by flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Ruidoso, New Mexico, local authorities announced on Wednesday morning, just a year after the village and its surrounding areas were devastated by two wildfires. File Photo: A sign at the entrance to the Upper Canyon neighborhood in Ruidoso, NM, which saw ... More devastating wildfires followed by flash floods last year as well. The Washington Post via Getty Images In statement, the Village of Ruidoso said the three victims were 'caught in the rushing floodwaters and carried downstream during the catastrophic flooding event,' on Tuesday evening. The authorities did not release the names of the victims but said the fatalities included a man between the age of 40-50, a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy. According to CBS affiliate KRQE News, the flash floods destroyed several homes, and dozens of people had to be rescued by swift water rescue crews, but at least three still remained missing. A village official told the Associated Press that no deaths have been reported so far, but three people were hospitalized and are now in a stable condition. According to the National Weather Service's preliminary estimate, water levels in the Rio Ruidoso river crested to a record level of 20 feet, rising rapidly to that level within a few minutes amid the downpour. Most of the water from the floods receded by Tuesday night, but first responders were still searching for missing individuals, the AP reported. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she has signed an emergency declaration to 'get federal response teams and repair resources on the ground immediately.' In her statement, Lujan Grisham said, 'Ruidoso endured devastating wildfires and flooding last summer, and now catastrophic flooding is hitting this resilient community again. This crisis demands immediate action.' The Democratic governor noted that her state was 'mobilizing every resource' but said 'Ruidoso needs federal support to recover from this disaster.' She added: 'We've watched Texas receive the federal resources they desperately needed, and Ruidoso deserves that same urgent response.' Key Background The area around Ruidoso was the epicenter of two major wildfires in June last year that killed at least two people and destroyed around 1,400 houses and structures. The South Fork and Salt fires burned around 17,569 acres and 7,939 acres, respectively. A few weeks after the fires, the village residents had to also deal with flash flooding along the burn scars, which destroyed an additional 200 homes and structures. The village officials said the flash flooding occurred when 'heavy monsoonal rains fell on burn scar areas from last year's South Fork and Salt fires, creating dangerous conditions that led to rapid water rise throughout the village.' A NWS meteorologist also told the Associated Press that Tuesday's heavy rains fell over areas that had been burned by last year's wildfires and the burn scar area was unable to absorb a lot of the rainwater, causing it to flow into the Rio Ruidoso. Further Reading 3 missing, house swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico (Associated Press) People still missing after Ruidoso hit with historic flooding (KRQE News)
The Guardian
09-07-2025
- Climate
- The Guardian
Moment house is swept away in New Mexico flash flooding
At least three people were reported missing in Ruidoso, southern New Mexico, after heavy rain triggered flash flooding on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported the water level of the Rio Ruidoso rose to 20ft (6 metres), a record high crest if confirmed. The NWS also reported a father and two children had been washed away by flash floods in New Mexico and rescue crews were searching for them
