HURRICANE SANDY
DATE OF FLOOD
THE FLOOD OCCURRED OCTOBER 22ND 2012 TO NOVEMBER 2ND
LOCATION
IT HAPPENED IN NEW JERSEY NORTH EAST OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
RIVERS INVOLVED
NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, WASHINGTON, AND NORTH CAROLINA
SIZE OF AREA AFFECTED
THE HURRICANE SWEPT THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND UP THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES THAT WERE IN PLACE
THERE WAS NOTHING THERE TO STOP IT
HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR THE WATER TO RECEDE
IT TOOK ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS
FACT #1
THE FLOOD TOOK AWAY 5950 HOUSES FROM RESIDENTS JUST FROM MANHATTAN NEW YORK
FACT #2
THE YEAR THE HURRICANE HAPPENED THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCES COSTED $1588913 IN GRANTS TO LOWER MANHATTAN BUISINESSESS
FACT #3
NEW YORK HAD 42 DEATHS 12 IN NEW JERSEY 9 IN MARYLAND SIX IN PENNSYLVANIA 5 IN WEST VIRGINIA 4 IN CONNECTICUT TWO IN VIRGINIA AND ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA