59 dead after Hurricane Sandy just in the United States

The death toll could rise as emergency due to the devastation caused by not wearing a precise number of people killed, said Craig Fugate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Fugate said that no government agency is doing a concentration in the number of fatalities. Media reports indicated that New Jersey authorities reported six deaths, while two million people remain without electricity and public transport service is suspended. In New York, were reported at least 22 dead, while the public transport system, especially the Metro, remains severely affected. U.S. President Barack Obama visit on Wednesday the state of New Jersey, where the hurricane caused extensive damage Sandy and floods that cover much of the state. While federal, state and local emergency care on the east coast of the country, due to the vast devastation caused Sandy. Meanwhile, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today that the service of the city's subway will start work on a limited basis on Thursday. He said the trains will not circulate below 34th Street in Manhattan due to electricity problems and flooding. "I had never seen before in New York as well. Worked in his recovery," Cuomo said during a press conference. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said that the amount of water that flooded the city rails and tunnels, was the largest ever seen in the city. The transit agency said its employees work with pumps to remove the water and restore service. "It's a lot of work to do to restore the railway system. Expect each day the service back to normal and have everything working the system as a whole. In the coming days I will make sure that our MTA system running again" said Joseph Lhota, president of the MTA. Lhota said that since he began to assess the damage began the process of system recovery. "I think New Yorkers should understand that what happened here was the most devastating phenomenon we've seen," he said. Lhota also said the Midtown Tunnel, which has never closed in its history, was inaccessible to traffic due to flooding. Holland Tunnels, Hugh L. Carey (Brooklyn Battery) and Queens Midtown remain closed. Lhota said the tunnel Hugh L. Carey was filled with 43 million gallons of water. Meanwhile, the bus service is turning gradually to normal and taxis.

• 2012-10-31T22:10:31+00:00
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