Hurricane Sandy's Wrath and Aftermath Report

Hurricane Sandy blew through New England this week, causing billions in damage in all of New England. The states affected include New England to Ohio and West Virginia. The storm surge in New York City broke records with a 14 foot storm surge and caused more damage in NYC than Hurrican Katrina did in 2004. The hurricane caused millions without power over the course of Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Connecticut had 615,000 power outages total. NYC had a number so far in the millions, it wasn't officially mesured. The entire Lower side of Manhattan was shut down from power, and the subway system is forecasted to be closed for 2 weeks do to water in the system. A fire broke out in a section of NYC due to the storm's wrath. burning down housing complexes and buildings. Also in NYC, a crane snapped on top of a 43 foot tall skyscraper and dangled high above the New York streets. Thousands of people had helped out everyone including the hardworking owner of Uncle Paul's Pizza, who made 1,000 pizzas with his 4 other workers over the course of 32 hours. They delivered to people without power, and also had in-store pickup. Sandy's wrath in New Jersey destroyed the famed Jersey Shore boardwalk. The boardwalk lost a total of 50 feet of its wooden stretch. Included on that stretch was a roller coaster, which is now lost at sea. Hurricane Sandy also combined with a blizzard in West Virgina, which ended up with the worst weather in West Virginia in years. Massachuttes, Maine, and many other states also have tons of power outages. There's a reason this storm was dubbed "The Perfect Storm".