Super-storm Sandy has engulfed the eastern United States, flooding much of New York City, battering several states with heavy winds and torrential rain, and reportedly leaving up to 16 people dead.
The massive storm stretched over hundreds of miles and paralysed several major cities early on Tuesday as it brought coastal flooding and hurricane-force winds to the densely-populated east coast and blizzards to the mountainous interior.
Seawater coursed between the iconic skyscrapers of New York's financial district in lower Manhattan, flooding subways and road tunnels and shorting out the power grid, plunging more than six million households into darkness.
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