New York (Reuters) - to his first great thing, because hundreds of thousands of victims Superstorm sandy continue to struggle, electricity, gasoline shortages and the cold weather conditions, cancel its annual marathon.
Sunday's annual veterans day parade, is expected to attract more than 600000 visitors audience Manhattan center city are still trying to clean up, in the area on the history of one of the worst natural disasters will be a test.
Hundreds of thousands of people in temporary shelters, and in New Jersey to a tent city in the edge of the track Monmouth park is home to hundreds of. In the area, authorities said they did not get enough alternative housing or a hotel room, all of these people have been displaced.
There are still more than in the first quarter of 1 million customers don't need the power supply is always after the rain nearly two weeks. (Saturday), 66000 long island, where residents Hicksville take a heavy toll of the long island power authority outside the headquarters of the protest storm.
New York also is facing a second day of gasoline rationing system, in the odd and even number plate car, can only fill in alternate days.
Electric power company has make bitter criticism for his own failure, the whole region quickly restore power. For many people, no electric refers to is not hot, hot water or hot meal hot food.
"This is terrible, Hicksville protests, local police researchers estimated about 30000 LIPA headquarters outside gathered, a former New York city police in Uhlfelder," said Diane.
"Cold is the worst," she said. "This is hell."
Sandy was hit on October 29,'s east coast, killing at least 120 people were killed, and cause an estimated $5 billion in damages and economic losses. Along the New Jersey coast destroyed their homes and nearby New York city, millions of people off the electricity, eliminated most of the public transportation system.
To president-elect Obama on Thursday to visit New York city's worst-hit areas. Barack Obama proposed an early visit mayor Michael bloomberg, they worry that this may hinder the relief work requirements.
Back to LIPA headquartered in hicks d le outside, two 13-year-old girl held condemned LIPA response speed slow white cardboard sign. One, in pink magic marker, read: "LIPA stench!" Other reading: "lame, incompetent, poor, too terrible."
LIPA trucks, as, unsmiling driver, got behind the wheel with his left hand, right hand raised, give the girl's finger.
Free fuel
Last Saturday in the far Rockaway, New York city's coastal areas of the storm surge failure of early, more than 500 people queuing and empty fuel tank. Word has spread on Friday night, with 8000 gallons of lead-free gasoline tank truck is around ten o 'clock in the morning to
Was sent to fuel fuel relief fund under the auspices of the by an anonymous donors, according to the two policemen.
More than quarter in New York metropolitan areas without fuel gas available for sale last Friday, the same amount on Thursday, the United States energy QingBaoShu says.
In the wood a line of ten tank truck in queens, southern oil refinery, from refinery the door extensions. Some drivers asleep, and they are eagerly looking forward to.
Seven, most of which is independent of the gas station, the whole long island and New York city tank truck driver said, "in recent days to fill their tanker average waiting for about 3 hours, then 90 minutes time, they reached the pump.
"Now, we are very lucky, if we can get two within a day run, said:" palmer karsh lamb, 54 years old, queens, in long island a freight company, provide independent gas station.
But there are signs that fuel line had started to moderate. In New Jersey, and in some parts of the long island in most gas stations without petrol.
Community isolation
Bloomberg announced last Saturday a day of service, hundreds of volunteers to help the disaster area of the city.
In Staten island, New York city in the region suffered the most severe storms, total heavy losses in the feeling and residents to their homes.
On Saturday, YeFu gini da · Maltseva, 63, staten island homeowners and medical office workers live all of her five lines of furnace warm combustion.
"We do not have any information all have no. : Edison electric power (power company) didn't even pick up the phone," she said.
Last Sunday, homeland security secretary janet giorgio napolitano sent will visit Staten island. Along the island in the south east side apartment the Atlantic the full impact of the storm surge.
The coastal areas of the subway service slowly. Service Coney Island (Coney Island) last Friday recovery, but there is still no service to far Rockaway. New Jersey commuter train on a wide range of delay.
Many communities remain isolated. In long beach night (Saturday) afternoon in east park avenue a supermarket on the parking lot, hundreds of exhausted by the residents of truck donations of food and water, cleaning supplies, piles of clothes.
"Here, doesn't make any sense," myers said, rose, 58 years old, IT consultant long beach. "You live in the sun, it's share price falls, the day is to go to bed with you, this is we now live."
In New York's broad channels community, there is a ship in the middle of the road a sign that reads: "the broad channels - forgotten city."
On Saturday, governor of New York's Andrew library (Andrew Cuomo) deadline extended to February to New York people who lost their income was due to the storm for federal aid.
Belong to staten island actor cramer's card plug tower ship called "Jimmy whisper" character, card plug tower play Robert deniro first movie "Bronx story" washed in the south of Harbortown 20 miles in Newark, New Jersey.
Sandy the berth tearing about 300 feet of floating dock in staten island side of the Arthur killed channel, and push them separated only by the ocean, with half a dozen fishing boat about half a mile (0.8 kilometers).
289239 customers don't need the power supply last Saturday in the United States is sandy, from Friday's 144901 drop, the United States energy department says. At the height of 8.5 million is no force.




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