Super storm Sandy, pummeled into New Jersey on Monday, around mid-night, causing 13 feet of seawater to flood New York tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street.

Here is an update on the latest effects:

• There has been a total of 13 deaths so far
• 24 homes has recently started burning in Rockaway Park, Queens
• A levee has broken in New Jersey and as a results, thousands might be trapped in 3 towns in New Jersey
• NYC subways are closed and flooded, experts say it will take approximately 4 days for it to be drained. This is the Subways worst disaster in its 108 years of history
• US Stock Trading is closed for the second day in a row, this is the first back-to-back shutdown due to weather since 1888
• All flights are cancelled to and from USA, bookings will only be taken from Thursday onwards and the earliest flight out is scheduled for Sunday. As a results, flights via Europe prices has been pushed u to 3900 Euros (approx. R43000)
• Millions are in the dark across 13 States of the US
• Due to power cuts, hospitals are now evacuating patients via staircases, helicopters are transporting sick babies(nine at a time)

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• There is also heavy snowfall in West Virginia
• All of this happens, just 8 days before The Presidential Elections

There is not information yet as to how safe evacuees are or long the storm will last.

Credt: AP Photo

Credit: AP Photo