A man died in a flooded Manhattan basement during a storm; another died in Brooklyn; both incidents are under investigation.

A 43-year-old man died in a flooded basement at a Manhattan building on October 30 during a heavy rainstorm, according to the NYPD. He was found unresponsive in a flooded boiler room at 701 W. 175th Street and pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders attempted resuscitation but were unable to revive him. The cause of death is under investigation, and the man’s identity has not been released. The incident is being reviewed as a possible drowning, though no official determination has been made. The flooding’s source and the building’s condition are under scrutiny. This follows a separate incident in Brooklyn that same day where a 39-year-old man also died in a flooded basement during the storm. Both deaths occurred amid widespread flooding from heavy rainfall, prompting city officials to issue safety warnings and review infrastructure vulnerabilities.