Report: Sandy was USA's 2nd-costliest hurricane
The National Hurricane Center says Superstorm Sandy was
the deadliest hurricane to hit the northeastern U.S. in 40 years and the
second-costliest in the nation's history.
The center released a report Tuesday that attributes 72
deaths in the U.S. directly to Sandy, from Maryland to New Hampshire. That's
more than any hurricane to hit the northeastern U.S. since Hurricane Agnes
killed 122 people in 1972.
The report counts at least 87 more deaths indirectly tied
to the storm, from causes such as hypothermia due to power outages and
accidents during cleanup efforts.
The report estimated Sandy caused $50 billion in damage,
greater than any U.S. hurricane but Katrina. That 2005 storm caused $108
billion in damage, or $128 billion adjusted to 2012 dollars.
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