Superstorm batters East Coast, killing 16
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="battered">battered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="seaboard">seaboard</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="swamping">swamping</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="floodwater">floodwater</span>, <span word="blacking">blacking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 16 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="ashore">ashore</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evacuate">evacuate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="plow">plow</span> <span word="westward">westward</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> $20 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="insured">insured</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="imposing">imposing</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="raging">raging</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 4.2 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Donna">Donna</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1960, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Weather">Weather</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="poured">poured</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tunnels">tunnels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hobbled">hobbled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> 108 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>," <span word="city">city</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Lhota">Lhota</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p>
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