- 233 peopleThe storm inflicted nearly $70 billion USD in damage (equivalent to $93 billion in 2023), and killed 233 people in eight countries, from the Caribbean to Canada.Formed: October 22, 2012Highest winds: 115 mph (185 km/h)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Sandy
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In Cuba, there was extensive coastal flooding and wind damage inland, destroying some 15,000 homes, killing 11, and causing $2 billion (equivalent to $2.65 billion in 2023) in damage. Sandy caused two deaths and an estimated $700 million (equivalent to $929 million in 2023) in damage in The Bahamas . See more
Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and destructive Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which … See more
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After the storm became a tropical cyclone on October 22, the Government of Jamaica issued a tropical storm watch for the entire island. Early on October 23, the watch was replaced with a tropical storm warning and a … See moreRelief efforts
Several media organizations contributed to the immediate relief effort: Disney–ABC Television Group held … See moreHurricane Sandy began as a low pressure system which developed sufficient organized convection to be classified as Tropical Depression Eighteen on October 22 south of See more
At least 233 people were killed across the United States, the Caribbean, and Canada, as a result of the storm.
Caribbean See moreAs Hurricane Sandy approached the United States, forecasters and journalists gave it several different unofficial names, at first related to its … See more
Also mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licence WEB24 May 2013 · A total of 117 deaths related to Hurricane Sandy were reported via the American Red Cross mortality tracking system. Drowning was the leading cause, accounting for approximately one third of the …
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WEB17 Nov 2012 · At last count, officials were attributing 97 deaths to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath within a 65-mile radius of New York City, in an area that stretched across New York, New Jersey and...
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WEBBy any description - superstorm or hurricane - Sandy walloped the East Coast a year ago today with enough furiousness to plunge millions of homes into darkness while leaving more than 100 people dead and …