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Tower crane di New York rontok diterpa topan Sandy (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
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VIVAnews - Sandy super typhoon struck the East Coast of the United States throughout Monday. Strong winds force hundreds of miles per hour and heavy rain caused flooding on land and high waves in the ocean.
In Atlantic City, the chaos unleashed by Sandy devastated several blocks in the city's tourist areas. CNN reported, high winds and heavy rainfall from North Carolina up to Maine, causing power outages in some areas. Three million people in 11 states and the District of Columbia were forced to live without electricity.
Cyclone is called as one of the largest in the United States has forced more than one million people were displaced. Some cities on the East Coast terencam flood, one of which is the town of Dewey Beach, Delaware, which the water level can reach two meters. In Boston, several bridges closed due to rising river water volume.
Sandy also trigger high waves in the ocean. Dozens of people thrown into the sea when a replica of the British ship HMS Bounty which they were traveling was hit by a big wave in the waters of the Atlantic. A total of 13 of 16 people managed to escape, the other three are still in the search.
Strong winds also killed a man in Queens, New York. According to Frank Dwyer, a spokesman for Queens fire, man killed by a fallen tree fall on his house.
The trees are collapsed and debris that the wind had damaged some power substations in New York. Reuters writes, Con Edison power company predicts will make the biggest power cuts they have done in the city. Approximately 35,000 people in Manhattan and Brooklyn will be impacted.
Crane Loss
Residents in several blocks in downtown New York had to be evacuated as heavy equipment such as tower crane fall breeze. Crane steel weighing tons were hung at a height of 300 meters above the ground. It is feared that, if the wind hit again, the steel could fall and cause further damage or possible casualties.
Crane was used for the construction of buildings that will be asked as the most luxurious apartments in the city of the Big Apple. The building was named One57 will consist of 90 floors with apartments priced single reached U.S. $ 16.75 million.
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg does not want to speculate on the risks that will happen. Investigators seeking out a safe way to overcome this problem. "Because the team is investigating, irons does not mean it will not fall off," said Bloomberg.
In this city, transport buses and trains are not operating. Schools were closed and about 400,000 people in low-lying areas of Manhattan and a few other places were ordered to evacuate.
New York Stock Exchange had closed on Monday and Tuesday. It was the first closure since 1985, when Hurricane Gloria hit.
Amerikat States Agency Meteorolgi Sandy lowering the strength of the storm to hurricane level. However, Sandy is still in the category of dangerous. Sandy is a rare type of storm that formed from the arctic jet stream that was covered by a tropical storm. (Eh)
