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Whitman Wire

Vol. CLIV, Issue 9
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Numbers in the News

69

Deaths due to Hurricane Sandy’s impact in the Caribbean region.

39

Deaths due to the storm in the United States.

8 million

People without power on the East Coast.

16,000

Flights canceled by international airlines due to the storm.

20 billion

Dollars in estimated cost due to damages from Sandy’s impact in the United States.

70

Percentage of crops destroyed by the storm in some areas of Haiti.

90

Miles per hour winds near the center of the storm.

12

Inches of rainfall in some isolated regions of Mid-Atlantic states.

SOURCES: Washington Post, ABC News, Associated Press, LA Times, IHS Global Insight, NBC News

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