Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey
Surging seawater forced ashore by Hurricane Sandy flooded seven New York subway tunnels and six bus garages in the worst disaster in the history of city transport, the network's chief said on Tuesday.
US stock markets were closed for the first time since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and will remain shut on Tuesday. The federal government in Washington was closed and schools were shut up and down the East Coast.
New York City evacuated neighbors of a 90-story super luxury apartment building under construction after its crane partially collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the entire rig could crash to the ground
