Al Jazeera: Never has a hurricane been more aptly, if tragically, named than Sandy, the super-storm which has flooded New York City and battered much of the East Coast. At press time, the storm had killed at least 88 people and caused an estimated $32bn in damages to buildings and infrastructure - figures expected to increase in the coming days as emergency personnel pick through the wreckage - and left 8 million homes without electricity. Sandy is short for Cassandra, the Greek mythological figure who epitomises...
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