Sandy moved slowly northward toward the greater antilles and gradually intensified. Flash flooding and coastal surges killed 147 people It was among the most costly natural disasters in u.s Read cnn’s fast facts on hurricane sandy It's election day in sandy city — exactly 13 years after hurricane sandy devastated south beach, residents of doty avenue faced significant flooding once again, with approximately 3 feet of water submerging.
An unusual combination of hurricane conditions and cold fronts made sandy particularly potent In the nine days that sandy raged, it killed 70 people in the caribbean and almost 150 people in.
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