A man died Thursday after being removed from a flooded basement in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, police said, amid an afternoon of heavy rain across the five boroughs.

Police said the 39-year-old was recovered from the basement by an FDNY scuba team and taken to the hospital around 4:30 p.m. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the NYPD.

The incident comes as the National Weather Service reported record rainfall for Oct. 30 across the city.

Preliminary records broken:

The National Weather Service reports 1.80 inches of rain fell in Central Park today, breaking the previous record of 1.64 inches set in 1917. Records for Central Park date back to 1869.

The National Weather Service also reports 1.97 inches of rain… — NYC Emergency Management (@nycemergencymgt) October 3

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