Hurricane Sandy in New York City (74 photos + 2 video)

The number of victims hit the US East Coast storm "Sandy" has increased to 16 people.
People have died in the states of New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and West Virginia.

The main blow "Sandy" fell on the New York - is the wall pouring rain,
strong wind knocked down, tore up billboards, mangle roof and broke trees.
Some areas are flooded. In particular, the water went seven lines of the New York subway.




According to local media, the same fate befell the six local bus fleets.



In many areas, power supply is turned off. In particular, remained without electricity for the entire southern Manhattan.
Due to the failure of a backup power generator from the clinic at New York University, forced the evacuation of more than 200 patients.
They were taken to a nearby hospital in the ambulance.
Including evacuated 20 babies from the intensive care unit for newborns.



All in all the different areas of New York because of the continuity of power lines the world lost about a million people.
A total ease the country remained without electricity for more than 3 million inhabitants,
among them nearly 400 thousand in Washington and its suburbs as well as in Baltimore (Maryland).
On the East Coast rail service disrupted, canceled about 15 thousand flights.

















































































































































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