The people of the United States of America was hit by a horrific hurricane now called 'Hurricane Sandy'. Though no longer a hurricane, "post-tropical" superstorm Sandy packed a hurricane-sized punch as it slammed into the Jersey Shore on Monday, killing at least 11 people from West Virginia to North Carolina and Connecticut.
Sandy whipped torrents of
water over the streets of Atlantic City, stretching for blocks inland
and ripping up part of the vacation spot's fabled boardwalk. The storm
surge set records in Lower Manhattan, where flooded substations caused a
widespread power outage. It swamped beachfronts on both sides of Long
Island Sound and delivered hurricane-force winds from Virginia to Cape
Cod as it came ashore.
Sandy's wrath also prompted the evacuation of about 200 patients at NYU Langone Medical Center.
"We are having
intermittent telephone access issues, and for this reason the receiving
hospital will notify the families of their arrival," spokeswoman Lisa
Greiner said.
In addition, the basement
of New York's Bellevue Hospital Center flooded, and the hospital was
running off of emergency backup power. Ian Michaels of the Office of
Emergency Management said the main priority is to help secure additional
power and obtain additional fuel and pumps for the hospital.
The storm hit near
Atlantic City about 8 p.m. ET, the National Hurricane Center reported.
It packed 80-mph winds at landfall, down from the 90 mph clocked earlier
Monday. It has caused over 15billion dollars in damages, at least 13 killed and over 6.5 million people in 13 states left without power. Government offices are closed, buildings on fire, and total chaos are some effects of the horrific Hurricane Sandy. God Help America.
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