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[[File:Hurricane Sandy damage.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Damage left by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey -- damage that could have been fixed earlier if the government had given free enterprise a chance to do so.]]
[[File:Hurricane Sandy damage.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Damage left by Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey -- damage that could have been fixed earlier if the government had given free enterprise a chance to do so.]]
'''Hurricane Sandy''' was a tropical storm combined with a land-based weather system (on October 29–30, 2012) that hit the [[New Jersey]] Shore at about 5pm on Monday, October 29, 2012, destroying substantial parts of it. It initially killed at least 11 people,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|title=Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead|first=Matt|last=Smith|work=CNN|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref> and that tragic casualty toll rose to at least 55. The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast,<ref name=cnn/> and billions of dollars in damage. By Tuesday night, it had crossed to western Pennsylvania.
'''Hurricane Sandy''' was a powerful hurricane that combined with a frontal system (on October 29–30, 2012), and grew into one of the strongest and largest hurricanes on record. It hit the [[New Jersey]] Shore at about 5pm on Monday, October 29, 2012, destroying substantial parts of it. It initially killed at least 11 people,<ref name=cnn>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/29/us/tropical-weather-sandy/index.html|title=Sandy wreaks havoc across Northeast; at least 11 dead|first=Matt|last=Smith|work=CNN|date=October 30, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref> and that tragic casualty toll rose to at least 55. The storm caused more than 2.8 million power outages across the Northeast,<ref name=cnn/> and billions of dollars in damage. By Tuesday night, it had crossed to western Pennsylvania.
The storm had already killed 70 people in [[Cuba]], [[Haiti]], the [[Dominican Republic]] and the [[Bahamas]].
The storm had already killed 70 people in [[Cuba]], [[Haiti]], the [[Dominican Republic]] and the [[Bahamas]].