Emergency: President Barack Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island. Pictured, he receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House, via teleconference
Obama Declares 'Major Disaster' In New York As 17 people Die In Superstorm Sandy And Swathes Of The City Wake Up Under Water -- Daily Mail
* Storm damage projected at £12bn // Sandy kills at least 17 people in US and Canada - including five deaths in New York
* President Barack Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island
* At least 7.4m properties across US East have lost power // New York City could be without power for a week
* NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 'We knew this was going to be very dangerous. This is a once-in-a-long-time storm'
* Bloomberg says city's 911 dispatchers are receiving 20,000 calls per hour and area without power is south of 34th St
* Mass transit system, schools, stock exchange and Broadway shut, as water overflows NYC's historic waterfront
* Record 13ft storm surge threatening lower Manhattan and howling winds left crane hanging from high-rise building
* Over 10,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe grounded due to Superstorm Sandy
* NYU Hospital loses backup power and evacuates patients // 19 workers trapped in Consolidated Edison power station
* More than 170 firefighters battled blaze destroying more than 50 homes in Breezy Point // Nuclear power plant on alert
* Stock trading will be closed in the US again for a second day running - last time it was closed for two days was 1888
* Firefighters save 70 people trapped in Queens burning houses // Electrical explosion at power plant caught on camera
President Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island as swathes of the city woke up under water after a night of being battered by Superstorm Sandy.
This morning millions of people on the East Coast are facing flooded homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by the giant storm, which swamped New York City's subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district.
Sandy, one of the biggest storms to ever descend on the country, hit the mainland at 6.30pm local time yesterday having laid waste to large parts of the coast during the day.
The storm that made landfall in New Jersey yesterday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 17 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.4 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped the presidential campaign cold.
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More News On Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane sandy: Complete Coverage -- CBS News.
Live Updates -- New York Times
Tracking Hurricane Sandy live: NYC storm updates, alerts and information -- New York Daily News
Live updates on Sandy -- NBC
Hurricane Sandy: Live Updates -- ABC News
Superstorm Sandy's wrath: Deaths, flooding, outages - and no end in sight -- Live Blog -- CNN
Sandy Batters the Northeast: Live Updates on the Superstorm -- Time
Superstorm Sandy: Obama declares disaster in New York and Long Island - live updates -- The Guardian
Superstorm Sandy: live -- The Telegraph
Superstorm Sandy Liveblog: Moving slowly, still a big storm -- Christian Science Monitor
Storm Sandy updates -- BBC
Obama declares major disaster in New York as Sandy kills 15, causes major flooding and fires -- NBC
Obama Declares 'Major Disasters' in New York, New Jersey -- Wall Street Journal
At least 18 dead, millions without power in Sandy's aftermath -- FOX News/AP
Superstorm Sandy: State-by-state snapshot -- CBS/AP
Sandy's trail of devastation: 16 dead, millions without power -- and it's not over -- CNN
Superstorm Sandy: 17 Dead and an Estimated 7 Million Without Power -- ABC News
Powerful storm devastates New York, New Jersey -- Washington Post
Superstorm Sandy causes flooding in New York City -- Wall Street Journal
Hurricane Sandy losses worse than Irene: disaster forecasters -- Reuters
Facebook, Twitter abuzz with hurricane chatter -- CBS/AP
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