New York City emergency management officials have issued an apology for a flood warning message delivered in Spanish by drones that was difficult to understand. The incident occurred as the city prepared for expected flash flooding on Tuesday.
City officials had promoted the use of drones for message delivery, but a video circulating on social media showed that the Spanish version of the warning was poorly pronounced, drawing criticism from users. Many pointed out that the pronunciation was nearly incomprehensible and questioned why a fluent Spanish speaker was not chosen to deliver the alert.
