Powerful storm batters US northeast
Coastal communities in the northeastern United States faced a second day of flooding Sunday as a powerful storm struck the shoreline. Tidal surges inundated low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey, while wind gusts on New York’s Long Island toppled trees, damaged homes and brought down utility poles, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.
Residents of coastal communities in the northeastern United States moved through floodwaters for a second day Sunday as a powerful storm pummeled the shoreline.
Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey. On New York’s Long Island, wind gusts toppled trees, damaged homes and brought down utility poles.
The storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes.
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