Hurricane Sandy heading for New York, leaving trail of havok (merged)

Sandy Victims Suffer As New Storm Hits US Coast
By Nick Martin, News Correspondent, in New York City | Sky News – 28 minutes ago

A second storm has battered the north east coast of the United States adding to the misery felt by many after superstorm Sandy.
Heavy snow and strong winds have hit parts of New York and New Jersey which brought down power lines and caused traffic delays.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said a number of care facilities and nursing homes were evacuated in areas hardest hit by Sandy.
But he insisted he was not recommending a mass evacuation following the latest bad weather.
"We haven't and won't order the kind of large scale evacuation that we did in advance of Hurricane Sandy but if you experienced significant flooding during Sandy, then you should consider taking shelter with friends and family at a safer spot or using one of the city's storm shelters," he said.
But communities hit by the hurricane struggled amid the bad weather.
In Staten Island, one of the areas most affected, the task of clearing up debris was made more difficult and a government aid station was forced to close.
Hundreds of residents, displaced last week, had to spend last night in shelters run by state officials.
Lorraine Orobello left her home in the middle of the storm because she had run out of food.
The 54 year-old said she had been turned away from the federal food station and had turned to another aid centre for help.
"It's hard. All I want is some soup or a peanut butter sandwich.
"I shouldn't be coming out in this weather but I have nothing back home - just a few tins of tuna and a small heater to keep warm.
"But I'm an American, you know, we get on with things. We'll get through this."
Major airlines cancelled flights in and out of the New York City area ahead of the storm. Sandy last week led to more than 20,000 flight cancellations.
New York City has also closed all parks, playgrounds and beaches and ordered all construction sites to be secured.
More than 600,000 businesses and homes are still without power due to Sandy and at least 120 people have been killed in the US and Canada.
Around \$32m (£20m) has been raised so far to help victims after around 10,000 donations came in from across the US.
Sandy started as a hurricane and killed dozens of people in the Caribbean.