Water flows down into the subway system in New York

At the moment, around 2.2 million Americans without power in 11 states. 

Sandy has really begun to make its mark on the landscape, and the picture above is taken at 8th Avenue in New York. The fire department in the city reported that no one was injured in the building. 

Locked inside

Latest update from the site is that a house in the borough of Queens has collapsed.

- We have been informed that at least one person is trapped in the rubble. They got hold of the victim, but he had no pulse. The fire department pulls away for the moment, the house is unstable and it is not safe to try to save anyone now, printer FDNY Incidents on Twitter.

A woman in Toronto should have got a flying object in the head and died of his injuries, according to CP24. Another person to have received a tree over in the borough of Queens in New York, he too must have perished.

Although the National Hurricane Center no longer classifies "Sandy" like a tropical hurricane, it has still the power of one.

- There are reports of large amounts of water in underground systems, printer storm chasing Mark Robinson on Twitter.

Also the governor of New York, Andrew Mark Cuomo, said the same thing.

Water level in New York's Battery Park has risen to 11.25 feet (~ 3.43 m). This beats the record set in 1821 of 11.2 feet, according to Weather Channel.


The water is expected to continue to rise over the next few hours - both because of the full tide and changing wind patterns in the storm.

- We do not know how loud it can get. There are still about an hour to high tide. Now change the wind direction, and more sea water will be pushed towards the coast now that the winds change direction, said CNN meteorologist Chad Myers at around 00:30.

- It is by all accounts a busy evening and night for police and firefighters in New York. Ever hear emergency sirens. There is an eerie atmosphere in the city with deserted streets, pouring rain and howling wind,