Superstorm Sandy is slowly moving inland, leaving a trail of devastation across the Northeast even as President Obama quickly declared major disaster areas in New York and New Jersey. The storm has killed at least 16 people in seven states, adding to the 69 people it killed in the Caribbean. More than 6 million people in 13 states and DC are without power and transportation has been paralyzed across a huge area.
- New York City was especially devastated by the storm, the AP reports, including a 13-foot surge of seawater, three feet above the previous record. Large swaths of Manhattan have lost power, and amid all the water, an out-of-control fire has destroyed at least 50 houses in Queens.