Wow the Battery Park Underpass totally flooded with 12 feet of water. #NYCSubmerged
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Maine (@mainejbuchanan) October 30, 2012The Battery Park underpass in lower Manhattan was almost completely submerged by Sandy overnight. The underpass connects the FDR Drive to the West Side Highway.
The floodwater swallowed a New York City Department of Transportation truck.
Photo: Truck underwater at Battery Park underpass. That truck is about 8ft high. (5:41 AM) http://t.co/L5hzEKfV (@AdamGabbatt) #NYC #Sandy—
Weed Dude (@weeddude) October 30, 2012
WOAH That's a Dept. of Transportation truck submerged in Battery Park underpass! http://t.co/kSHvU3sc—
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) October 30, 2012
Battery park underpass completely flooded. This is wild http://t.co/zHs8LuWc—
Matt Stopera (@mattstopera) October 30, 2012
A new swimming pool has been installed by Mother Nature for the #Downtown #NYC res @ Battery Park Underpass instagr.am/p/RZ7FSqSarR/—
Gary Alony (@GaryAlonyNYC) October 30, 2012
Battery Park Underpass totally flooded http://t.co/AfQXBNm5—
Carly Segal (@CarlySegal) October 30, 2012
Flooded Battery Park underpass. #Sandy http://t.co/vyDkm61e—
Sonia Rincon (@SoniaRincon) October 30, 2012
One person on the scene is reporting a strong odor of “oil and gasoline.”
12'8" clearance on the Battery Underpass has no clearance @CNYcentral strong scent of oil and gasoline DOT crews here http://t.co/KGYje6c9—
Lewis Karpel (@ImakeTVdaily) October 30, 2012