People trapped in upper floors of the buildings on that flooded street were waving flashlights to be saved.
For example, the information that is captured might instantly alert city officials to a flooded street and, in real time, redirect app-equipped commuters and joggers away from the trouble.
With streets flooded, street signs missing, and rescue crews unfamiliar with the Gulf Coast area, street addresses were not very useful.
Louis, when a creek flooded a street and swept away her car.
In Howard Beach, New York, I saw a street flooded more than waistline deep.
The A285 Dunction High street was flooded, along with the A29 between Slindon and Pulborough.
Resident Karen Garbutt said the drains had been unable to cope and the village street was flooded with water contaminated by sewage.
Buzzfeed, which is using Tumblr as a breaking news platform while its site remains static, reports that the three all share a server host, Datagram, whose Whitehall Street offices flooded.
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Police say the A605 in Oundle is flooded between A427 Station Road and Church Street, and drivers have been warned to take care in Wellingborough.
He said the police station had been flooded and there were problems in the high street.
According to Mr. Gasnick, who has since netted trout in the flooded basements of 301 and 325 East 52nd street, the stream is audible, as it whimpers behind walls and below cellars.
In Rotterdam Junction, Main Street was submerged and some homes remained flooded for up to six days.
The hotel's owner, Osman Khan, told CNN that on the night of August 29, when the city flooded, 70 police officers had moved into his Canal Street hotel.
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The tunnels are slowly being reopened, although the Holland Tunnel remains flooded and will until the power to the portions of the island below 40th Street that remain without power.
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