A Queens highway was left underwater, trapping a semi-truck and three other vehicles, on Thursday afternoon as torrential rain stormed into the area — prompting Gov. Hochul to declare a state of emergency for the Big Apple.

The New York City Fire Department said that they were called to a Queens highway on July 31 to help "occupants trapped in vehicles" as flood waters reached several feet high Rescue officials were forced to pull drivers from their cars in New York City after a Queens highway filled with water during a flash flood.

New York City descended into aquatic chaos as torrential summer storms flooded highways and subways, stranding commuters and submerging cars. A semi-truck and multiple vehicles were trapped on Queens' Clearview Expressway.