As the superstorm Sandy hit the US, millions of people are left reeling in the aftermath of the whipping winds and heavy rains in the country. New York City and many parts of the eastern United States are struggling with flooding and extensive power outages. Authorities say it will take few more days to restore power and pump out water from tunnels. The bus service in the city is expected ...
10:41 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Washington: Describing the crisis triggered by superstorm Sandy as "heartbreaking" for the entire nation, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned the storm was "not yet over". "This storm is not yet over," Obama said during his trip to the headquarters of the American Red Cross in Washington. Describing as "extraordinary" hardship seen over the last 24 hours in the regions following the storm, Obama said this is "something that...
09:06 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New York: Major US stock exchanges expect to reopen on Wednesday after Sandy, the worst storm to hit New York in nearly 75 years, closed trading for two days. NYSE Euronext said the New York Stock Exchange would open as usual, although it was prepared to switch to fully electronic trading if necessary. Nasdaq OMX's Nasdaq Stock Market was also to be operating on Wednesday, as were BATS and Direct...
08:15 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New York: Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of the whipping winds and heavy rains of the massive storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City and many parts of the eastern United States struggled with epic flooding and extensive power outages. The storm killed at least 40 people, including at least 18 in New York City, and insurance companies started to tally billions of dollars in...
07:45 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Washington: Millions of people awoke to scenes of destruction wrought by Sandy after the powerful storm smashed into the eastern United States, destroying buildings, flooding streets, and cutting power to parts of the nation's most densely populated regions. Deaths At least 39 people were reported killed in eight states along the eastern seaboard by Sandy, which dropped just below hurricane status before making landfall on Monday night in New Jersey....
05:36 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New York: Here is a look at how the behemoth storm Sandy affected the nation's largest city and its suburbs. A day after the storm hit, New Yorkers were coping with flooding in some areas, digging out from the mucky leftovers of receding waters in others and bracing for days without power. Wall Street: With power out to more than 750,000 New Yorkers, much of the nation's financial capital was...
03:21 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Washington: Superstorm Sandy will end up causing about $20 billion in property damages and $10 billion to $30 billion more in lost business, according to IHS Global Insight, a forecasting firm. In the long run, the devastation the storm inflicted on New York City and other parts of the Northeast will barely nick the US economy. That's the view of economists who say a slightly slower economy in coming weeks...
01:19 AM, Oct 31, 2012
New York: Superstorm Sandy grounded more than 15,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe, and it could be days before some passengers can get where they're going. According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 6,000 flights were canceled on Tuesday. That brings the tally of flights canceled because of the storm to more than 15,000. By Tuesday morning, more than 500 flights scheduled for Wednesday also were canceled....
10:34 PM, Oct 30, 2012
President Barack Obama has declared a federal disaster area in New York City, Long Island and eight counties in New Jersey. ...
09:58 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New York: The misery of superstorm Sandy's devastation grew on Tuesday as millions along the US East Coast faced life without power or mass transit for days, and huge swaths of New York City remained eerily quiet. Several people were killed, and rescue work continued. The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with hurricane force cut power to at least 7.4 million across the East and...
09:54 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New York: 01.57 am IST: Sandy and its aftermath continue to wreak havoc on air travel. At Chicago O’Hare International Airport, airlines have canceled close to 500 flights to and from the East Coast. Locally, some local flights are experiencing delays because of strong winds. 01.40 am IST: About 7.915 million customers are without power in 15 states and the District of Columbia, according to figures compiled by CNN from...
09:20 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Islamabad: A Pakistani militant leader with a $10 million US bounty on his head has offered aid to Americans hit by superstorm Sandy. Hafiz Saeed says his organization, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, is prepared to send volunteers, medicine and food if allowed by the United States. Saeed said in a written statement Tuesday that it is a religious duty under Islam to help Americans affected by the storm, even if the US has...
07:27 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Amritsar: As superstorm Sandy hit the US East Coast affecting millions of people, an international Sikh forum on Tuesday announced that gurudwaras in the country have been turned into shelter homes for the affected. American Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC) said that arrangements have been made in Gurudwaras for providing food, water and shelter to those affected by the storm. "As the gurudwaras are often situated in large compounds, having enough...
06:09 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New York: Broadway's 40 theaters were dark Monday and producers chose to keep them closed Tuesday as well as Hurricane Sandy took aim at New York City. The Broadway League on Monday afternoon extended the cancelations of such shows as 'The Book of Mormon,' 'Once' and 'Mama Mia!' for another day, citing safety precautions and the suspension of the city's public transport system. Charlotte St. Martin, head of the league,...
05:17 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Video gamers in the Northeast angling to be among the first to play the highly anticipated 'Assassin's Creed III' will have to wait a little longer even if they have power. Area GameStop stores cancelled their midnight launches of Ubisoft's historical action sequel as Superstorm Sandy continued to disrupt the New York entertainment scene, including Broadway, talk shows, concerts and the premiere of 'Anna Karenina.' New York City...
05:03 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Superstorm Sandy has put in limbo the US Presidential campaign. Both contenders, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have cancelled their election rallies. Obama called off a tour of key states Florida and Ohio. He's at the White House overseeing his government's response to the emergency. ...
02:40 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Toronto: Canadian power-line workers are being sent to Vermont to help the US state cope with Hurricane Sandy as Canada also braces for the storm that is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to a wide area and big waves to the Great Lakes. Hundreds of flights between Canada and the eastern United States were cancelled on Monday as the massive storm moved up the US East Coast...
12:36 PM, Oct 30, 2012
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system affecting millions of people. Here's a snapshot of what is happening or expected, state by state. Carolinas The US Coast Guard rescued 14 members of a crew forced to abandon a tall ship off the North Carolina coast. One of the crew members was found hours later and...
11:55 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New York: Hurricane Sandy will close US stock markets for a second day on Tuesday, as Wall Street turned its attention to whether markets would be able to resume functioning on the month's final trading day on Wednesday. US stock markets closed on Monday due to weather for the first time in 27 years. Bond markets closed early, at noon, as winds and waves from Hurricane Sandy lashed the Eastern...
11:46 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Avon Lake: Mitt Romney is urging supporters to donate to the Red Cross or other relief agencies gearing up to help storm victims. In one of his last campaign appearances before suspending those events as Hurricane Sandy came ashore, Romney also called on supporters in the path of the hurricane to remove yard signs that could become dangerous projectiles in windy conditions. Calling it a "devastating hurricane", Romney said "a...
11:01 AM, Oct 30, 2012
