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Hurricane Sandy paralyzes New York, city flooded by 13 foot wall of water

New York, Oct 31: The deadly superstorm Hurrican Sandy struck New York and New Jersey paralyzing the entire power system and throwing the megacity into darkness. A 13-foot wall of water smashed into the eastern

PTI Published : Oct 30, 2012 11:45 IST, Updated : Oct 31, 2012 9:02 IST



'We knew that this was going to be a very dangerous storm and the storm has met our expectations,' he said. ‘This is a once-in-a-long-time storm.

Shortly after the massive storm made landfall in southern New Jersey, Consolidated Edison cut power deliberately to about 6,500 customers in downtown Manhattan to avert further damage. Then, huge swaths of the city went dark, losing power to 250,000 customers in Manhattan, Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert said.
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