Wake Up to Disaster: Here Are the Catastrophes that Ravaged the Northeast While You Slept

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Caity Weaver

10/30/12 09:56AM

Filed to: Hurricane Sandy

At least sixteen people died (seven in New York)
Six million people are without power (nearly two million in New York)
New York's subway system is underwater
A New York University hospital's backup generator failed, so 215 patients had to be moved to other facilities in the middle of the night
New York City's 911 system became "overloaded," receiving ten times the normal volume of calls
A three-alarm fire destroyed 50 homes in Queens
President Obama declared a disaster area in New York and New Jersey (not to be mean; so that they would be eligible for federal aid funds)

-Caity