Summary of Super Storm Sandy's Fierce Assault
Politics / Environmental Issues Oct 31, 2012 - 05:14 AM GMTBy: DK_Matai
• Vast destruction zone spans the United States -- from North Carolina on the east-coast to as far west as Michigan -- and then beyond into Canada;
• Death toll has crossed 50, including 18 in New York;
• US President has declared "major disaster" in New Jersey and New York;
• 8.5 million households in 17 states are without power;
• 3 nuclear power reactors shut down because of electricity issues according to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC);
• 4th nuclear plant -- Oyster Creek in New Jersey -- remains in "alert" mode because of high water levels in its water intake structure according to NRC;
• Initial estimates of broad economic losses range from $20 billion to $50 billion -- which is less than 0.1% of US GDP -- although these numbers could go sharply higher in days ahead;
• Every coastal state has experienced flooding;
• Inland flooding has grown as rain -- and snow in some cases -- continued to fall over much of the eastern United States and parts of Canada;
• The United Nations is concerned that flooding could lead to a sharp rise in cholera cases;
• Heavy snowfall accumulation threatened to prolong power outages and make movement difficult in West Virginia and in western North Carolina and Virginia;
• New York City faces a city-wide paralysis of historic proportions:
a. Subway is flooded and it will take 4-5 days at least to return online and it may take even longer before the entire system is working;
b. 80 homes burned down in coastal Queens;
c. Power may not return to lower Manhattan until the end of the weekend;
d. Seven tunnels under the East river are flooded;
e. Commuter rail is out;
f. Many key airports remain closed;
g. Bus services are partial; and
h. Schools remain closed.
• Aid workers are worried about a food crisis in Haiti, where the super storm caused 52 deaths last week; and
• Death toll is touching 70 as a result of the super storm across the Caribbean..
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