Big city slowly returns to bright lights after SandyFew thought it would take quite so long to fully restore the dimmed lights of the famed skyline of New York City's Financial District. At last, however, firms displaced by the flooding and power outages brought on by Superstor More… |
Sandy leaves New York, eastern US crippledMillions of people awoke on Tuesday to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy after it smashed into the eastern US, cutting power swamping New York’s subway system and submerging streets in Manhattan. At least More… |
Super storm Sandy cuts power to 7.3m homesAt least 7.3 million homes and businesses on the US East Coast were without power on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy tore down power lines, flooded networks and sparked an explosion at a Consolidated Edison substation on Manhattan's East River More… |
Levee breaks in New Jersey, floods 3 townsA levee broke in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, flooding the towns of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt with 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) of water in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, officials said. "We are in rescue mode More… |
Huge Sandy fire destroys dozens of NY homesA huge fire that erupted as Sandy ripped through New York City with near-hurricane force winds on Monday night destroyed dozens of homes in one of the city's most remote neighbourhoods, officials said. The neighbourhood, Breez More… |
New York paralysed as Sandy hits eastern USSandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the US, battered the nation's eastern seaboard on Tuesday, swamping New York City streets with record levels of floodwater, blacking out power to millions of people and bringing transportation to More… |
US braces for mammoth storm, NY on high alertHurricane Sandy, a mammoth storm menacing the East Coast, took aim at the most densely populated US region on Monday, forcing hundreds of thousands to seek higher ground, halting public transport and closing schools, businesses and government de More… |
Super storm Sandy closes in on US coastWeather forecasters worked to pinpoint the likely landfall of the monstrous Hurricane Sandy as it closed in on the US East Coast Sunday with the potential to be the biggest storm to hit the mainland. More… |
Isaac moves on, oil platform staff returnThe remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought heavy rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the Mississippi Valley on Friday as Gulf Coast residents cleaned up and energy facilities geared back into operation - in one case with government help. More… |
Hurricane Isaac zeroes in on New OrleansHurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hu More… |








