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In 'forgotten' New York borough, storm anger boils
Nov 02, 2012 (AFP)
Returning to the house where she has lived for more than a decade, Colleen Jablonski sobbed as she trudged through a smelly layer of mud and scooped up soiled o...
US storm damage could hit $50 billion
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
Damage from the deadly superstorm that blasted the US East Coast and shut down New York City could hit $50 billion, economists said Thursday, but the impact on ...
New Jersey town rediscovers old ways post-Sandy
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
In a town with few working televisions, almost no electricity to recharge laptops and limited cellphone reception, the mayor of one of New York's richest suburb...
New Yorkers get by with help from friends
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
Shellshocked by Hurricane Sandy, their homes dark, cold and sometimes wet too, many of the New Yorkers worst affected by the storm are relying on the kindness o...
Sandy death toll mounts as New York subway rolls again
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
The toll of death and suffering from superstorm Sandy mounted on Thursday even as New York struggled back to life, with the first subway trains rolling in four ...
Haiti, struck by megastorm Sandy, asks for aid
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
As much of the world focuses on the storm-devastated northeastern United States, tiny impoverished Haiti, also dealt a powerful blow by Hurricane Sandy, is appe...
Sandy turns New Jersey town into oily swamp
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
Another day living among Army National Guard troops, the stench of leaking oil, cold, darkness, and swamp-like mud in the streets left residents of one of New Y...
After Sandy, frustrated drivers queue for fuel
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
Past the downed trees and power lines that litter northern New Jersey's sprawling towns, motorists are spending hours waiting at gas stations where quick refuel...
Panic power withdrawals hit New York banks
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
There was a post-hurricane run on Manhattan banks Wednesday, but the panic was to withdraw electricity, not cash. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and thous...
New York re-emerges from Sandy damage
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Storm-battered New York got slowly back on its feet on Wednesday, with Wall Street and two of the city's airports up and running after a monster storm that left...
Obama vows to stand with superstorm Sandy victims
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama, in a helicopter scudding low over flattened homes and swamped streets, on Wednesday toured the devastation wrought on New Jersey's co...
Americans take to social media to help post-Sandy
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
As the US East Coast slowly cleaned up from superstorm Sandy, those hoping to help the millions without power or food took to tweeting, posting and crowdsourcin...
Limited NY subway service to resume: governor
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Limited service will resume Thursday on New York's subway trains, state Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, with lower Manhattan still cut off because of ongo...
Fishing for answers off Fukushima
Oct 31, 2012 (SPX)
Japan's "triple disaster," as it has become known, began on March 11, 2011, and remains unprecedented in its scope and complexity. To understand the lingering e...
Storm leaves billions in damage across eastern US
Oct 30, 2012 (AFP)
US businesses, homeowners and local governments faced up to $20 billion in damage Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy left coastal homes crumbled, urban neighborhoods sw...
Asia's mega-cities badly exposed to superstorms
Oct 30, 2012 (AFP)
The hammer blow dealt to New York by superstorm Sandy should raise the alarm for coastal mega-cities in Asia which are more exposed but less equipped to deal wi...
New York in shock over storm horror
Oct 30, 2012 (AFP)
New York confronted Tuesday the devastation of superstorm Sandy, which left at least 18 people dead in the city and threatened to bring prolonged chaos and mise...
Obama races back to White House as hurricane threatens
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
President Barack Obama left the campaign trail Monday to lead his nation at a moment of crisis, steering the response to Hurricane Sandy, which left the endgame...
New York desperately seeks evacuations as hurricane hits
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Powerful winds buckled a crane on a New York skyscraper, giving an alarming warning of the danger from Hurricane Sandy as authorities tried desperately to persu...
Atlantic City bar faces hurricane with a drink
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
As the jaws of Hurricane Sandy closed around Atlantic City, there was only one place to be for diehards who hadn't evacuated: Ducktown Tavern and Liquors. In a ...
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