ITP V.012 WORLD APOCALYPSE: HURRICANE SANDY DECIMATES LOWER MANHATTAN/SOUTHERN, NJ AND EAST COAST USA, UPGRADED TO "POST TROPICAL CYCLONE"

ITP V.012  EDITORS NOTE: Our thoughts go out to all adversely effected by HURRICANE SANDY's wrath. My lights are flickering and my Internet was off and now the router is ON. phew. 
 Lower Manhattan is a MESS of flooding, and ick, from Ground zero, Battery Park and Southern New Jersey near the Jersey shore is a mess. Stay off the roads, ok. http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-strengthens-to-85-mph/?hpt=hp_t1

HURRICANE SANDY was upgraded to a "post tropical cyclone" via THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.


FROM IN FLAMES: To all our friends in the US: We are following the news constantly, and are very concerned about the matters going on, on the east coast. Please take pre-cautions and follow the news and announcements made by the authorities. We truly hope you all get trough this safe, and hope to see you soon. All our best / Anders, Peter, Daniel, Niclas and Björn

FROM ALL SHALL PERISH: 

Wow, our thoughts with everyone in ATLANTIC CITY and the East coast tonight.

FROM OTEP: 
East coast TRIBE .....we are thinking of you. Please stay safe. ♥ OTEP

FROM NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS: 
our thoughts are with you all in the east coast. watching the destruction of the storm's path on the news, keep safe and stay alive!

FROM HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN: 

We’re pausing this morning to remember all of those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The storm has claimed the lives of at least 21 people in the U.S. and has devastated coastal communities, particularly in New Jersey and New York.

Our hearts go out to everyone who has lost loved ones or sustained property damage, and our thoughts are with all those leading the critical search and rescue efforts currently underway in the Northeast.

FROM ABC NEWS: 

Breaking News: City Officials confirm that an evacuation is underway at New York University Langone Medical Center. The backup generators at the hospital have failed.

FROM DUFFS BROOKLYN:

FROM DUFFS (BROOKLYN, NYC, NEW YORK): 

14th @ 10th Avenue, looks like the Hudson River is overflowing. Time to get the fuck outta here - It's been real - Be safe everybody !!!

Manhattan, one of 5 boroughs in NYC, New York is situated between between two rivers the Hudson river and East river as the Hudson river rose over 13 feet today, breaking breaches. 

A CON-ED plant transformer exploded in lower Manhattan, NYC, New York today leaving millions in (lower) Manhattan without power. 

FROM CAPITAL NEW YORK: 

In a late press conference just now at the Office of Emergency Management, Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed that power has gone out "river-to-river, 34th Street on south," and that according to Con Ed many of the outages will continue through the morning and later.
Part of the complication downtown, according to mayor, is that a backup power system for New York University didn't work, despite the city having received reassurances that it had been tested.
There have been fires around the city from downed wires.
According to the mayor, the worst of the weather has come and gone—gale force winds will be slowing over the next couple of hours, there's no more rain and most crucially, the water surge, which exceeded the most severe estimates the city had beforehand, is beginning to recede.
Bloomberg again urged people not to call 911 for nonemergencies (the system has been receiving 10,000 calls per half hour, he said) and not to drive, since cars have been getting stuck on the roads and impeding emergency vehicles.
"You need to stay where you are," Bloomberg said.
So far one fatality has been reported: a 30-year-old resident of East Flushing was killed by a falling tree. He was in his home.
In the meantime, here's more of what Hurricane Sandy has done to New York City.

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-