At least two people were killed Monday evening in New Jersey amid heavy rain and flooding in that state and New York, according to authorities. Both deaths occurred as heavy rain swept across parts of the US north-east on Monday night, inundating communities and stranding vehicles in roadways. In New York City, some subway service was temporarily suspended while other lines were running with severe delays due to flooding, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 0:49 Footage shows flood water gushing into New York subway station during heavy rain – videoVideo posted on social media appears to show water flooding down into a Manhattan subway station, submerging the platform while passengers inside a train watch. A flood warning was also issued for Staten Island, which had seen about 4-6in (10.2-15.2cm) of rain, according to NYC’s emergency notification system.