Severe flash flooding has inundated the Clearview Expressway and Cross Island Parkway in Queens, New York, leaving multiple vehicles stranded and prompting urgent rescue operations.

At least 7 feet of floodwater was reported along the Cross Island Parkway, with dramatic scenes showing a driver perched on their car roof awaiting help.

Police have shut down the northbound Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard, rerouting traffic eastbound toward Nassau County.

Emergency responders are on scene conducting rescues and managing the traffic chaos.