[Yaadein_Meri] New York flooded by Tropical Storm Sandy

 

New York flooded by Tropical Storm Sandy

Tropical Storm Sandy came ashore in New Jersey at 20:00 local on Monday, causing widespread flooding and knocking out power to more than six million people, including much of Lower Manhattan in New York.

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Tropical Storm Sandy came ashore in New Jersey at 20:00 local on Monday, causing widespread flooding and knocking out power to more than six million people, including
much of Lower Manhattan in New York.

A record storm surge of 14ft (4.2m) flooded much of Manhattan, causing widespread damage to cars, buildings and services

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With no power, services were dependent on back-up generators. New York's Tisch Hospital was forced to evacuate patients after its generator failed.

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Winds at speeds up to 85mph (135kph) caused widespread damage, blowing the front off this apartment building in New York

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New York's public transport was shut down because of the threat posed by the storm surge. Governor Andrew Cuomo closed the city's road tunnels, including the Carey Tunnel, to prevent loss of life.

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At least 16 people have been killed by Storm Sandy. A curfew is in place in Atlantic City, in New Jersey, and police are patrolling New York.

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A record storm surge of 14ft (4.2m) flooded much of Manhattan, causing widespread damage to cars, buildings and services

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Atlantic City was close to the centre of the storm as it made land. Widespread flooding was reported across the resort.

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It could take days or weeks to restore services to normal across the mid-Atlantic coast. New Jersey has been among the worst-hit states.

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Severe flooding in New Jersey disabled its power network and transport system, including this rail station in Hoboken.

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New York police took to boats to ferry powers workers to damaged electricity sub-stations and rescue those caught up in the storm.

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But much of Manhattan was resigned to a bill expected to rise into billions of dollars for storm damage. Much of New York will be closed again on Tuesday.

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Rescue workers have been fully stretched by the extent of the damage wrought by Storm Sandy. They are still evacuating residents from their homes along the mid-Atlantic coast of the eastern US, including here in Long Island, New York. Many had chosen to ignore the mandatory evacuation notices issued on Monday.

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Floodwaters destroyed a levee in Moonachie, New Jersey, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents from their homes.

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The National Guard has been deployed in several states, notably New Jersey where Storm Sandy came ashore.

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In the resort of Atlantic City, considerable damage was done to the famous boardwalk and houses on the seafront. The city was under a curfew on Monday.

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As the storm continued to move north, large waves broke on the shores of Lake Michigan, dominated by the Chicago skyline.

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The damage caused by Sandy extended over a huge swathe of the East Coast. In Washington DC, early morning traffic rolls past an uprooted tree.

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The storm is moving north, towards Canada, but its effects have already been felt in Toronto, where a tree brought down a power line, causing an electrical fire in the car below.

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Businesses and services in the north-eastern US are expected to start re-opening on Wednesday after two days of closure forced by storm Sandy.

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Regards,

 

Husnain Nasir

Organization & Development  Administrator.

Petrofac Saudi Arabia Ltd.

KARAN Utilities & Cogeneration Project JI-194,

Khursaniyah Gas Plant, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Email:    nasir_moon66@yahoo.com 

              nasir.hse.engineer@gmail.com

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