A flooded subway caused by the surge of water from Hurricane Sandy. MTA/Reuters
Here’s How Army Engineers Are ‘Unwatering’ NYC’s Tunnels -- Danger Room
The scale is staggering: Superstorm Sandy flooded New York City’s network of underground and vehicular tunnels with up to 400 million gallons of water. On Thursday, the U.S. military began to bring some of its heavy equipment into place – from generators to powerful water pumps to trucks flown from across the country. But, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emphasized to Danger Room, they’re just getting started with the cleanup.
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My Comment: That's a lot of water.
Update: This is cool .... Extraordinary time-lapse video shows how New York was plunged into darkness as Sandy struck.
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