The Aftermath of Sandy
Described as a "once in a lifetime storm", superstorm Sandy left a path of utter destruction. Statistically, one of the costliest storms to date, approximately fifty million lives were affected, ranging from Caribbean nations to northeastern areas of the United States. Major storm surges, tropical storm force winds peaking over one hundred miles per hour, and torrential snowfall contributed to damaging infrastructure, displacement of civilians, and loss of life (Blake E. 2013).
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Structure Damage
Casualties
Total Cost
On October 27, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the United States. While dropping from a category three to one, the highest amounts of surges were reported along the New Jersey and New York coasts with respective amounts peaking at eight to twelve feet (Sullivan, K. 2013). With an excessive stretch of 1,000 miles, wind speeds peaked at 100 miles per hour in New York. Resulting from the excessive floodings and wind speeds, the homes of eight million customers along the eastern U.S. coast were without power, damaged, or destroyed (Amadeo, K. 2015).
Described as "one of the most costly storms to date", hurricane Sandy also became one of the most deadly. As a result, one hundred and seventeen civilians lost their lives from various cases. A study from the CDC found that fifty-seven percent of the victims passed from drowning due to high storm surge and floodings, twenty-three percent were due to structural collapse, and finally a twenty percent was due to poison and gas consumption (Johnson, R. 2014).
As a result of multiple properties damaged or destroyed, excessive floodings, areas without power for months, and unconditional fires, the total costs finalized to seventy-one billion dollars, in the United States. Ranking as one of the most expensive hurricanes, the NOAA initially ranked the costs of Sandy right behind Katrina but has since fallen due to hurricanes Maria and Harvey, both totaling two hundred and ten billion dollars.
