Super storm Sandy: States struggle, take stock
As Sandy whipped the East Coast, states struggled to deal with the widespread damage from the super storm, which is blamed in the deaths of at least 33 people in seven states.
New York saw Wall Street closed for a second day. Schools were shuttered and hundreds of thousands of people were without power after New Yorkers awoke to scenes of flooding and destruction.
On Tuesday morning, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted: “Gov: The construction of this city did not anticipate these type of conditions -- subway, bldg foundations, 911 site nr Hudson.”
New Jersey faced major problems Tuesday with hundreds of people stranded as officials had trouble with rescue boats because of varying water levels. Millions of residents were without electricity. In a news conference, Gov. Chris Christie talked of the devastation, saying “the level of devastation on the Jersey shore is unthinkable.”
In North Carolina, Gov. Bev Perdue declared a fresh state of emergency Tuesday morning, for 24 western counties, after similar declarations for other areas in previous days: “People need to continue to take this storm seriously as we face flooding in the east and significant winter weather in the west,” she said in a news release Tuesday morning.
In Delaware, Gov. Jack Markell on Tuesday dialed back driving restrictions from “only essential personnel” on the roads to a driving warning. Many highways and streets remained closed due to storm-related damage, according to the governor’s office, which warned that high tide could bring more flooding and street closures.
Meanwhile, blizzard conditions descended Tuesday in West Virginia. The National Weather Service said a foot of snow was reported in lower elevations of the state where most towns and roads are, according to the Associated Press.
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