Sandy in usa

Superstorm Sandy hits New Jersey coast of USA

Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, has led to forceful evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting thepresidential campaign.

The  Sandy came ashore as a "post-tropical cyclone," meaning it still packed hurricane-force winds but lost the characteristics of a tropical storm. It had sustained winds of 80 miles per hour (129 kph), well above the threshold for hurricane intensity. Sandy previously had been characterised as a hurricane, said various media reports.

The storm's area includes big population centers such as New York City, Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

At least three deaths were blamed on Sandy: One person died in a storm-related in Maryland, a Pennsylvania man fell from a tree while trimming in preparation for the hurricaneand one person was killed in New York when a tree fell on a house.