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In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica Jamaica], winds left 70% of residents without electricity, blew roofs off buildings, killed one, and caused about $100 million (2012 USD) in damage. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haiti], Sandy's outer bands brought flooding that killed at least 54, caused food shortages, and left about 200,000 homeless. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic Dominican Republic], two died. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico], one man was swept away by a swollen river. In Cuba, there was extensive coastal flooding and wind damage inland, destroying some 15,000 homes, killing 11, and causing $2 billion (2012 USD) in damage. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas The Bahamas], two died amid an estimated $700 million (2012 USD) in damage. In Canada, two were killed in Ontario and an estimated $100 million ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar 2012 CAD]) in damage was caused throughout Ontario and Quebec. | In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica Jamaica], winds left 70% of residents without electricity, blew roofs off buildings, killed one, and caused about $100 million (2012 USD) in damage. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haiti], Sandy's outer bands brought flooding that killed at least 54, caused food shortages, and left about 200,000 homeless. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic Dominican Republic], two died. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico], one man was swept away by a swollen river. In Cuba, there was extensive coastal flooding and wind damage inland, destroying some 15,000 homes, killing 11, and causing $2 billion (2012 USD) in damage. In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bahamas The Bahamas], two died amid an estimated $700 million (2012 USD) in damage. In Canada, two were killed in Ontario and an estimated $100 million ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar 2012 CAD]) in damage was caused throughout Ontario and Quebec. | ||
In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state states], including the entire eastern seaboard from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida Florida] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine] and west across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains Appalachian Mountains] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan Michigan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin Wisconsin], with particularly severe damage in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York]. Its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge storm surge] hit | In the United States, Hurricane Sandy affected 24 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state states], including the entire eastern seaboard from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida Florida] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine] and west across the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains Appalachian Mountains] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan Michigan] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin Wisconsin], with particularly severe damage in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey New Jersey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York New York]. Its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge storm surge] hit New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city. Damage in the United States amounted to $65 billion (2013 USD). | ||
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