The monster storm has crossed the American east coast, leaving death and destruction in its path.
The Wall Street Journal said at least five people were killed in New York from storm-related incidents.
At 11.16am New York’s Fire Department said a Queen’s man had been killed when a tree fell on in house.
The storm brought 140kph winds when it hit the shore at New Jersey.
More than 50 million people across 12 states are former Hurricane Sandy’s path, which is oone of the biggest storms in US history,
Most of Atlantic City is under water, as hundreds of thousands of people have had to flee their homes.
Lower Manhattan has also suffered widespread flooding.
ABC has a live blog for updates throughout the morning.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-30/superstorm-hits-us-live-coverage/4340852
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