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New York's flood warning drones screamed at residents in 'incomprehensible' Spanish


New York City's emergency warning drones don't speak Spanish very well.

New York City has implemented a new drone warning system to alert residents to hazardous weather conditions. The drones had no problem issuing a weather warning in English as it delivered the news about an incoming batch of heavy rainfall in a clear and distinguishable tone. Iscol told the newspaper that NYC Mayor Eric Adams came up with the idea to use drones as a new part of its warning system.

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