Monday, 29 October 2012

Hurricane Sandy: By the Numbers




Have you been affected by Hurricane Sandy? If so, share your images and footage with CNN iReport, but please stay safe.


(CNN) — The numbers throw into stark relief the enormity of Hurricane Sandy.


8-12


Heaviest rainfall, in inches, that is likely.


67


Number of lives Hurricane Sandy has already claimed — 51 in Haiti alone


175


Miles that hurricane-force winds span out from either side of the eye of the storm


1985


The last time the New York Stock Exchange was shuttered for a weather event — for Hurricane Gloria


10 million+


Public transit commuters who will be without service Monday as systems in NY, Philadelphia, Washington DC and New Jersey grind to a halt


2.5 – 3 billion


The price tag, in dollars, for potential wind damage alone, according to FEMA





















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Hurricane Sandy: By the Numbers

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