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Hurricane Sandy

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Superstorm 2012 - Hurricane Sandy

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Hurricane Sandy - The Truth

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Superstorm, Hurricane Sandy 2012: Inside NYC's Flooded Subways

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Most dramatic footage of Superstorm Sandy

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Reporters hang on for dear life in Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Inflicting nearly $70 billion in damage, it was the second-costliest hurricane on record in the United States until surpassed by hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017. The eighteenth named storm, tenth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the year, Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak intensity when it made landfall in Cuba. While it was a Category 2 hurricane off the coast of the Northeastern United States, the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record. At least 233 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries.