Superstorm Sandy devastates New York and East Coast.

	Superstorm Sandy devastates New York and East Coast. Superstorm Sandy: President Obama declares 'major disaster' in New York after US battered Having swept across the eastern coast up from the Caribbean during the day, New York was hit with a 13ft wall of water which caused severe flooding and a power outage to over 6million people across the US East Coast. Hurricane Sandy has battered large parts of the US East Coast, causing chaos across New York City in a freak storm which President Obama described as a 'major disaster'. The superstorm ripped through the mainland at 6.30pm local time on Monday (11.30GMT), flooding lower Manhattan and leaving half a million people in New York City without power. After Sandy swept across the eastern coast up from the Caribbean during the day, New York was hit with a 13ft wall of water which caused severe flooding and a power outage to over 7.5million people across the US East Coast. President Obama declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island, where 911 dispatchers in the city were earlier receiving 20000 calls per hour due to Superstorm Sandy. Sandy had earlier been upgraded from a hurricane to a superstorm as it converged with a cold weather system. New Jersey governor Chris Christie said "the devastation is unthinkable" after surveying aerial images of the area. The superstorm also caused scares at two nuclear power plants and has bought the presidential election campaigning to an abrupt halt, with President Obama insisting that the first priority is to ensure the safety of <b>...</b>	From: Amrinder Singh Views: 80 0 ratings
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