Hurricane Sandy: NY1 On Scene - Storm Damage In Rockaway Beach
Just watching NY1 coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and in the words of the onsite reporter, Dean Meminger, Rockaway Beach looks "like a bomb dropped." Part of the boardwalk was ripped up and floated down Beach 94th St smashing into parked cars en route.
Annoyingly you have to be a Time Warner Cable customer to watch the video link below, at least you do in the US, but below the link is a screen grab of some of the damage shown in the report. You can see how the boardwalk was pushed inland hitting the black car on the right.
A later report I caught on TV, which is not yet online showed, that some of the playgrounds that were in front of the boardwalk are now crumpled heaps of metal and looting is a serious concern. 80 homes in Breezy Point, further along the beach from Rockaway, were also destroyed by fire.
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| Map shows location of Breezy Point and Rockaway Beach relative to the city |
A Facebook page Rockaway Emergency Plan has been set up to keep people in the loop on how things are over there. Once the first responders have done their thing I shall see if I can contribute to the rebuilding of the area in any way I can beyond making a contribution to the Red Cross.
3 comments:
Oh my...prayers for all the ones impacted. That looks really bad indeed. :-(
The ruin and devistation is incredible, and my thoughts and prayers go out to all the families that are effected.
I remember when I first heard about this particular area being affected... It was scary. I live so close I didn't know what to expect, I just prayed.
-Evergreen Junk Cars
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