NEW YORK(AFP) – The death toll from superstorm Sandy
has risen to 32 in the United States and Canada, and was expected to climb
further as several people remained missing, officials said
Tuesday.
Officials in the states of Connecticut, Maryland, New
York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia all
reported deaths from the massive storm system, while Toronto police said a
Canadian woman was killed by flying debris.
Sandy had already killed at least 67 people — including
a US national in Puerto Rico — as it swept through the Caribbean over the past
few days, meaning the overall toll from the storm is now 99.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported 15
storm-related deaths at a news briefing, including at least 10 killed when Sandy
struck New York City.
“Tragically we expect that number to go up,” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned.
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