Hurricane Sandy – also known as the Superstorm – landed last week, on October 29th around 10:30 p.m. The destruction left behind stretched over several hundred miles and is said to be one of the worst storms to hit the eastern coast.
To help portray the devastation Hurricane Sandy wrought, here are some figures the CNN news page offers (updated on Nov. 3rd): 175 Death toll, including at least 106 people in the United States, two in Canada and 67 in the Caribbean $30 billion-$50 billion Estimated economic damage, according to the catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat 2.4 million Customers on Saturday without power across 15 states and the District of Columbia, down from nearly 8 million earlier 1970 Year of the first New York City Marathon, which was canceled this year to focus on the recovery effort 110 Homes destroyed by a fire in Breezy Point, a neighborhood in Queens 7,400 National Guard members supporting the storm response 70% Percentage of gas stations north of Interstate 195 in New Jersey that aren’t working, according to the state’s governor 13.88 In feet, record water level set Monday night at Battery Park in Manhattan 25,000 Blankets on their way to shelters on Staten Island, Coney Island and the Rockaways, according to the New York City mayor 4,000 Disaster workers the Red Cross has across storm-damaged areas, with thousands more en route from other states 40 Number of public school buildings in New York City that likely won’t reopen Monday, depending on power conditions 22 million Gallons of unleaded gas and diesel the federal government said it would deliver to the hard-hit region 80% Percentage of subway services restored in New York City, according to the state’s governor
