Sandy claims 55 lives in US; rescuers struggle

	Sandy claims 55 lives in US; rescuers struggle US authorities in densely- populated East Coast region scrambled today to restore power and clear heaps of debris after superstorm Sandy left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Canada killing at least 122 people, including 55 in worst-hit New York and other American cities. The storm, the most devastating witnessed by the US in decades, hit Eastern Seaboard from North Carolina to Connecticut, cutting off communication and leaving millions of people shivering without power as thousands were evacuated from flooded neighbourhoods. Among the US states hit by the megastorm, New York and New Jersey bore the brunt of the disaster. In New York, an off-duty NYPD officer was among 22 killed He died while rescuing his family from floodwaters, CBS reported. The trail of destruction left by the monster storm prompted President Barack Obama to declare it a "major disaster" in New York and New Jersey. Rescuers today combed neighborhoods strewn with debris, as authorities struggled to restore power to millions of households. The misery of superstorm Sandy's devastation grew Tuesday as millions along the US East Coast faced life without power or mass transit for days, and huge swaths of New York City remained eerily quiet. The US death toll climbed to at least 48, many of the victims killed by falling trees, and rescue work continued. The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with hurricane force cut power to more than 8.2 million across the East and put the <b>...</b>	From: nithin aram Views: 0 0 ratings
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