Sandy Typhoon Kills 109 People, Thousands People in New York Have No a House

 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg estimates that about 30 thousand to 40 thousand homes in the area damaged by the typhoon that hit Sandy's East Coast U.S. on Monday (29/10) ago. Reported at least 109 lives in the U.S. and Canada drifted from the storm.

 

"Right now, the conditions started to move cold, people living in households not habitable," said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press conference, as reported by Channel News Asia on Monday (11/05/2012).

 

"There are tens of thousands of people who need immediate housing solutions. This will be the housing problems are very, very large," he added.

 

Bloomberg New York compared the current situation with the situation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina dilandai in 2005. If at the time of Hurricane Katrina victims who lost their homes chose to leave New Orleans and looking for new homes in other regions, this time apply different conditions.

 

"In this case, the people chose to stay in New York City and is a challenge for us," said Bloomberg.

 

Currently, local authorities are still doing recovery efforts after New York hit by cyclone Sandy. Every day, more than 200 thousand servings of free food distributed to people in need in New York.

 

Residents displaced by the deadly storm, forced to live in refugee camps are still open today. The poorest part of the city, including Rockaway and Staten Island, is the region worst hit by the typhoon. Blomberg was the subject of scorn residents when he visited the victims on Saturday (3/11) ago.

 

Approximately 730 thousand New Yorkers are still living without electricity. Meanwhile, in neighboring New Jersey, reported at least 1 million people live without electricity. While the U.S. Department of Energy states, about 2.5 million Americans overall from 7 states were forced to live without electricity until next week.