India, July 15 -- Locals posted videos of flooded streets and floating cars from several parts of New Jersey on Monday, as the Garden State, New York, and other regions on the East Coast were under a flash flood alert. NJ Transit also faced significant delays.

"Due to Amtrak signal issues, NJ TRANSIT rail service is subject to up to 40-minute delays in both directions between Penn Station New York and Trenton," the service issued a statement on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding struck Plainfield and Scotch Plains, New Jersey, causing widespread disruption. The National Weather Service issued a warning at 7:31 PM EDT, due to thunderstorms producing 1-2 inches of rain, with an additional 1-2 in...