A woman in New York City was killed when strong nor'easter winds blew a solar panel off of its housing. The panel flew for 20 feet before striking her in the head. (Getty Images) From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Shocking videos obtained exclusively by CBS News New York show the wind carrying the massive solar panel away from a parking lot structure and. . An elderly woman was killed in Brooklyn on Sunday morning when she was struck in the head by a solar panel that had detached from atop a nearby parking lot, according to police, making her the only known casualty of this weekend's nor'easter. NYPD officials said Lyudmila Braun, 76, was on Ocean. . "The detached panel was taken by the wind and blown approximately 20 feet away where it fatally struck a pedestrian at an adjacent walkway," the city Buildings Department said. The powerful storm prompted New York's governor to declare a state of emergency for parts of the state, including New York City.
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