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Tuesday 30 October 2012

6million people without power, 13 dead as Superstorm Sandy sweeps through the US

America has never seen a storm like this. Over $15 billion in damages. At least 13 people killed. Homes destroyed. High-rise apartment buildings now islands. 6.5 million people in 13 states without power. Major airports in Northeast closed. Federal government offices closed. Three feet of heavy snow like concrete, storm surge 14 feet high, buildings on fire, transport in chaos. Mass transit system, schools, stock exchange, all shut down as Super Storm Sandy wrecks havoc in the US.

The New York City subway system which is 108 years old has never faced a disaster as devastating as what was experienced last night. Atlantic City in New Jersey has become an extension of the Atlantic Ocean as water pressed into the city from three sides, flooding rail yards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads. See photos after the cut...




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

101 comments:

Anonymous said...

May God have mercy...

Anonymous said...

My God help them and also help us to learn

Anonymous said...

Chai... see disaster. it is well oh

Morlard said...

lips tightly sealed... God Help them .. I LOVE MY COUNTRY NIGERIA.

Anonymous said...

Africa is blessed,esp nigeria.d only disaster we have is man made disaster.

Anonymous said...

GOD bless NIGERIA

Warri Girl said...

Pathetic, I feel for hose who lost their home but its America sha, so they were prepared for it and the victims would be properly taken care of.

Anonymous said...

Oh my God, please have mercy please! We ve tampered with nature, here we are now! Please Lord show mercy and deliver your people pls Lord

princessa said...

God pls protect all ds pple! I can't just help but pray for them, cos now no power, the cold will be unbearable! God pls protect them

don baba e said...

if na naija now..10 million people for don die

Debbygold said...

hmnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Its indeed for real. Jesus is coming sooner than we expect, Tsunami, Superstorm sandy sweeps etc are just tips of an ice berg. lets just prepare for the d day of the Lord. it is well with us all o

homesteady said...

Eya....poor US.....tank GOD such dosen't happen in nigeria

@gfkilo said...

They should repent God is angry with them Their sins have gotten up to Gods throne Obama next year wants to implant chips in humans as if they are robots America should repent and ask God for forgiveness @gfkilo says so

Anonymous said...

Dec 21st 2012 may really be a day to remember. Please let us all be vigilant.

Anonymous said...

God!This is Serious,I think the end time is near, this is becoming a major disaster all over the World O

Joe said...

the forst ,I always wait for updates of this blog because it gives me inspiration and encouragement blogging, blogging and forward greeting friends.

Angelica Tse said...

very nice and cool blog

Dr. Rukevwe said...

At least thank God they have the technical know-how to take proactive measures in order to minimise the damage. With the level of infrastructural decay, I wonder what would have happened if this type of natural disaster occurred in my beloved country, Nigeria?

*Lips sealed*

Anonymous said...

WOW OMG..i HAVE NEVER SEEN NEWYORK LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE...this storm was crazy mehn, but im sure america has a great cleansing plan...oh boy if this kind storm hits naija, we wont even know sef cos we dont have "gbe-che" meteorologist that would be able to predict that kain storm. lol plus even if we had sef, our evacuation plan would be rubbish..billions would be dead.

Anonymous said...

LORD have mercy. Time to run to JESUS!

Anonymous said...

We can't always have it all..even with our economy,i can still say 'God Bless Nigeria'

Anonymous said...

End time things

NecFix said...

Quite sad. God be with them. The movie '2012' comes to mind; NYC seriously flooded in that movie, coincidence?

Anyway Here in Naija, 'Hurricane Bad Government' has wrecked more havoc. BH & militants killing people & bombing buildings, flood killing & destroying properties due to poor drainage, poorly founded buildings collapsing, 150million people without power in 36 states, Govt in feud with airports/airlines, aviation industry totally phucked, mass transit, schools, businesses, hospitals & FG offices only gets shut down by strike actions, corruption & graduate unemployment growing at a shocking rate, as Hurricane Bad Government sweeps through Nigeria...

Unknown said...

OGA OOOOOO

Anonymous said...

Blood of Jesus! father forgive us of our sins ooo. Nigeria is blessed and yet we take our blessings for granted.

Cynthia said...

The world in chaos. Signs of the end time. May God console them.

slimzyose said...

Dis is serious,may God see dem thru,as 4 d dead RIP

SAMUEL said...

The end is near! It is written in the bible that "when something that had not happened before starts to happen, know that the end is near". This is a clarion call on everybody.

Anonymous said...

Na wa o.... Nigeria is really a blessed country o, as we are saved from all this calamities, being it storm, earthquake, tornados and the likes.....but Nigerians are something else sha but God really love us and very soon, very very soon Boko Haram issue will be a thing of the past.

Anonymous said...

*be it...

Anonymous said...

Natural disastrs are inevitable,it is well May God keep n protect each and everyone of dem.

Unknown said...

No matter what, Nigeria is a blessed Nation, God bless America

Anonymous said...

I'm praying for everybody in New York right now not only r d dealing sandy now some people r fighting fire too so sad

DITLO said...

Hay!! my beautiful Newyork! God please stop dis na its within your power to...it's still on my list! I still dreamt of breakfast at tiffany's lastweek!

Anonymous said...

Its a sad inciden. Lagos gets flooded like that from 1 day of rain.

Anonymous said...

FRUITJAMZ says ; Na waoh !!! God save ur pple.first to comment and first time to comment*wink*

Anonymous said...

God have mercy... Endtime is so near.

Unknown said...

God please protect us all. May d good Lord go before us in all our doing and may his protect surround us all and all d people say Amen

Anonymous said...

At least there were able to know before hand to reduce the effect of the flood. Most pple that died were the ones that did not heed to the government warning.the emergency unit,news reporters were all alert..can we say that of Nigeria...imagine or no God wnt let it happen in naija in Jesus name cuz we wnt be able to handle it

Anonymous said...

It amazes me when these people foretells what is going to happen ahead, Oh well It's not a surprise to me anymore, some would say "I'm not moving to anywhere" after they've been admonished not to stay away from that city for the main time.. This is just the message to every Nigerian youths that no matter where you go to in the world, there is always problem in one way or the other. I told my friends living in US, that's why i love NIGERIA despite they fact that everything is no 100% ok. And those who are gone as the result of the Hurricane Sandy I pray that they rest in God's perfect peace.


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SexySmile said...

Am tired of people saying end time is near and that God is punishing America for their sins, Please shut up' people seriously, do you honestly think that God would kill innocent people just cause some bad ones are around? Things like this happens its not the first time and its not gonna be the last, hopefully as technology grows we would find ways of protecting people without anyone dying when Natural disaster occurs, just cause you are somewhere safe in your house doesn't mean you have right to open your mouth and start concluding for God that the word is coming to an end that's why he is killing people, he is not wicked or heartless like Boko haram. Cheers

Anonymous said...

I'm so scared now..all my family member that live in Ny/NJ/maryland are incommunicado..bbms not delivering..calls not going in..its so scary and to think me complaining that I ought to be in america already..God delayed me for a purpose..I'm so thankful and grateful to God..I just pray he protects them and many others

Anonymous said...

All this illuminati sins. God is angry with them. They better repent. Only Jesus gives joy and peace

Anonymous said...

This is a sign that God is not happy with the Americans.They think they're num 1 in the world and are untouchable.for that,they can go to other people's country and start war. Once they're interested in a country's endowment& the leader of such country doesn't accept their proposal,they find a way to cause conflict within tht country& they fund, supply ammunitions to the rebels to fight whilst the sit back and watch. I am sad about this disaster but God has a way of fighting for other countries. U can imagine them shutting down two big chinese companies in USA just cos they're threatened tht china will soon catch up with thm. And I am appalled by Obama supporting gay marriage just cos of his "ambition". Why won't God be angry when tht was what made him destroy Sodom&Gomorrah. Or they think God is not real?
Ps: why are some people dying? Dint they get the warning? And Linda why do you take forever to upload comments or you prefer us looking at just pictures?

Anonymous said...

Most especially from the fulani/hausa jihadist movement

Leerato said...

Lord have Mercy.....

Anonymous said...

Truly d end is near... A lyf in Christ is extremely reassuring. Lyf after earthly death is all dh matas (smiling). Go on wif ur lyf while waiting on our lord. #Jade Said#

Anonymous said...

God tank 4 africa we nor dey experience dis kind tinz

Anonymous said...

Truly d end is near... A lyf in Christ is extremely reassuring. Lyf after earthly death is all dh matas (smiling). Go on wif ur lyf while waiting on our lord. #Jade Said#

Anonymous said...

God tank 4 africa we nor dey experience dis kind tinz

steph williams said...

Hurricane sandy hitting the United states all of a sudden makes Nigeria a perfect country.."if i hear" All this people shouting now "God bless Nigeria", I can swear that if they give them visa to enter the US they do not even mind staying in the middle of the hurricane....... God has already seen that if he adds natural disasters to the man made disaster in that country that place would be history by now...... Come to think of it i read that 13 people died from the incident(may their souls rip)..... Oh well our God is a merciful God because if he allows for this kind of disaster to happen in Nigeria #lipssealed# God help them in the states.... Abeg make una park well.....

Moi Moi said...

Thanks for all your prayers from nja...
Kept us all intact

Anonymous said...

i hope u fucking stupid nigerians dat hate ur government can read and underdtand dis? Y didnt u pple blame obama.
Did americans cm out to say their government did nothing? Its only in nigeria pple abuse their government.
I stil say it...if u hv ever opened ur dull brain to blame nigeria govt for d flood...u r a big fool if after reading dis u dont hide ur face in shame.
Foolish nigerians...foolosh lib readers. I hate u all for ur stupidity.

Moi Moi said...

Help me Praise God O...
Thanks To God...
No power outage, no flooded basement, no emergencies..
My prayers to all those who lost properties and loved ones....through Hurricane..

...wonder why only the hurricane with female name always cause drama....

Anonymous said...

Who can question God?

Anonymous said...

Gbam!!! U 've said it all.

Ify

Shayla said...

Hi linda I'm half nigerian its not easy here the hurricane is like really bad Everything is just a diaster it ruined my birthday car(I'm sixteen)
BUT IS IT TRUE NIGERIA HAS NO NATURAL DIASTERS?

Anonymous said...

Jesu ti fe padawa......jesus is coming back again!

miss pepe said...

God save america...Good people,Great nation

Anonymous said...

dis is the sign of end time indeed,pls those of u who have not repented should do so now,before rapture take u unaware,tomorrow may be too late.JESUS LOVE U ALL

Anonymous said...

In Nigeria, it is called flooding but in US superstorm, the diff is clear

Anonymous said...

the lord is their strength

Anonymous said...

U kno wt jst shut d fuck up...is it Nigeria dt does nt av sins cs ur running ur mouth nw as if U dnt av sins.....if u dnt av anytin positive to say jst shut up n av a seat

Sue said...

@WHY SO SERIOUS....correct analogy.....my darln nyc, feel like crying...all my familiar terrain in these pics....thank God i'm back to naija....hope nyc would be restored

Onyema Patrick said...

Bullshyt with all these end time talk abeg. . The world has been experiencing natural disasters since time memorial, all those religious mongers attributing it to signs of an end or some God being angry with humans are delusional and paranoid. Come another century, more will come, remember china and Japan's mammoth natural disaster as well.
At least, the people of these countries are practical in their approach and do not blame the government for inevitable disasters like we do in Nigeria where people lose their girlfriends, fail in their marriages and in life and blame Jonathan for it. Disasters happen, they are normal life phenomenon that happen, they can neither be prevented nor controlled, they come when they want to come, all we as humans can do is prepare for it both before and after it has wrecked its havoc. At least, we sef don dey see as e be too abi?

Anonymous said...

its funny but we had our own flood disaster recently in some states ie Delta,Baylesa,kogi etc were lives was lost so Nigeria is not immunued from it(calling it flood Ngozi,Efe etc) only we dont make a big deal out of it cos we got so many issues to be dwelling too much on one,in a country were the government of the day is without focus.

Anonymous said...

Many people lost electricity here. But all is well. If this happened in Nigeria many people would have died. The US government evacuated the dangerous areas and put people in hotels or shelters to stay to be safe. It was the stubborn people that didn't want to leave their homes that died. America is Great

Anonymous said...

The storm is a storm. Not a hurricane. There.have been worse in US history. Most casualties were from people not heeding the warnings. Did you all forget Katrina, Ike, this were all hurricanes. Survivors will be fine. The infrastructure, insurance policies and disaster plans in the US are.second to none. May God be.with all those.in Hiatus and the Carribean who lost loved ones..

Anonymous said...

May d souls of d departed rest in peace. God bless 9ja.

Anonymous said...

Please people.....lets be objective and non-sentimental about our comments. We record more deaths from Boko Haram, armed robbery, accidents, ALUU type of cases, ritual killings and others that go unnoticed.

So lets sympathise with the families of those who lost their lives. We are not any better!

God bless the world....Christ is indeed coming soon.

*linda, abeg post my comment..thanks*

Anonymous said...

Poor USA... Thankfully, Nigeria's only disaster is PDP....

Anonymous said...

Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT JESUS PREDICTED ABOUT THE NEARNESS OF HIS COMING. SEE THE REST IN LUKE 21, MATTHEW 24

Anonymous said...

Luke 21:25 There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.

ONE OF THE SIGNS THAT JESUS PREDICTED ABOUT THE NEARNESS OF HIS COMING. SEE THE REST IN LUKE 21, MATTHEW 24

Anonymous said...

Na wa O.....Pls dis is a sign dat Jesus is coming soon. Plz lets all repent.

*Now confessing my sins and praying for those ppl in the US*

Anonymous said...

May God ve mercy on us. God is not happy with humanity. The adoption of gay couple's n other immoral practices. The bible is very clear about this. Sodom was destroyed

Anonymous said...

Ruki abeg mk I hear word*tongue out- Mummyblessed kid

Anonymous said...

May God b with them and help them 2. We can help them by remembering them I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ our prayers daily.

Anonymous said...

Who be dis fool?

Anonymous said...

May God almighty av mercy

Anonymous said...

Its very obvious dat these are the signs of the end time.jesus is coming soon.lets give our lifes to christ.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm I see God is great d U.S tink they are d super powers dey dnt even believe in God majority of them. God is now angry wit them n dis just the begging 4 them dy tink they own every tin in d world n tak control dy shld Control God punishment now *eyes rolling* selfish pple if dy are interested in a country's endowment dy sponsor criminal 2 create confusion so they can still their endowment even now wit current situation in Nig abt boko haram am sure dy are behind it. Devils helper america

Anonymous said...

R u guyz fucking kidding me???? like seriously all of u saying sins of the end times & dat God is punishing dem are very stupid...this is a natural disaster..hurricanes,earthquakes,tornadoes, etc are all natural disasters..i AM a Nigerian and i live IN Nigeria and i knw dat all what we Nigerians go through are man-made disasters..all of u blabbin rubbish should just go and fuck yourselves..mtchwwww
(Linda abeg post my comment oo)

Unknown said...

May God Bless the People of America

Anonymous said...

WO ALL YOU END TIMES ARE COMING SCREAMERS SHUT UP! Natural disasters have been happening since the beginning of time, GO AND READ YOUR HISTORY BOOKS!

Volcano, Indonesia, 1815 - 80,000dead
Cyclone, Bombay, 1882- 100,000dead
Earthquake, China, 1556 - 830,000dead
Earthquake, Portugal, 1755 -100,000dead
Earthquake, Turkey, 1268 - 60,000dead
Flood , the Netherlands,1630 - 100,000dead
THE FREAKING BLACK DEATH THAT AFFECTED THE WORLD AND LASTED ALMOST 400 YEARS!! - 100,000,000dead!!

And these are just the recorded ones!

1000, 500, 300 years before this worse things like this has happened and oh look (looks from side to side) we are still here. Go and park your self-righteous butts somewhere, as if if Jesus comes now you will be won't still be here. Stop pointing to the wood in other people's eyes and pull the BIG FAT LOG in yours!

And all of you saying the US is paying for its sins. God help us all. So Nigeria is a saintly country? Lets not fool ourselves, we are one of the most religious countries but most of us (even me I no go lie) are hypocrites And treat our fellow citizens worse than Dogs! I believe that if God were to unleash his anger on us, hmmmmm.

Oh and honestly, if the US government offered any of you green card, flooding and all, Hm, all of you will jump on the next plane there.

Are any of you God? Are you all knowing? Can you even begin to comprehend the tiniest details behind why the Almighty lets certain things happen? God gave you a brain, think, use you God given nuggen. Ignorance is no excuse.

Anonymous said...

all i have to say is "God you are great"..you can wipe a whole country in a wink..moral of the situation : we should not take God for granted.

Anonymous said...

Correction Linda - This is the worst storm to hit the East coast. America has seen a storm bigger than this and her name was Katrina. God help America...

Anonymous said...

are the kardashians' still in New York?? my prayers to all Americans...

Anonymous said...

Dear ignorant Nigerians, hurricanes are a fact of life. They have been happening since time immemorial. Even as of when there were no Americans, probably not even Indians, there were hurricanes and snow storms. Whose sin was God punishing? The dinosaurs? Come on people stop with the knee jerk "end time" "sodom" Afghanistan" explanations and use your brains.

Anonymous said...

Can some pple jst stfu abt end time bulshit huh! Naija nd der shallow thinking.........itx called natural disaster nd this s not d 1st time itx happenin. So whatsup wv dt,all we hv 2 do s 2 pray 4 dem

Nena Annette said...

linda,am a living witness as a tourist who has never witnessed such. Was almost half dead,i was saved by his grace cos i was alone in NYC in my sister house.I was indoor all through even presently and cant wait to go back to naija tomorrow. What happened here,i do not wish it for my enemy,CNN broadcst was helpful but at the same time gave one more reason to be closer to God. Infact,was actually typing to respond to your first update on the hurricane the next thing i heard was this heavy wind with a scary sound like witches flying,next thing my cables were off and couldnt post.Infact,Linda,i thank God. I pray my flight is not cancelled so that i can quickly go back as the tourist that i am here for,am done with my purpose .Chineke di involve.

Anonymous said...

@moi cos woman exist inorder 2 give man wahala

Anonymous said...

So much bile in your system. You need to take pills. Are u Abati or some other yeye govt official? The flood has been predicted years back and the govt couldn't do anything to prevent it. This hurricane was just predicted days back and see the measures they have taken to prevent casualties and all. In ur right sense would u blame or insult Obama. Infact u be real ode kmt.

Anonymous said...

Dear Anon, a it's a super storm cos it came with rain, floorings from both rain and the sea, snow storms and heavy winds and gusts. So how is Thà the same as Naija flood. Note it was a hurricane that made land fall as a storm.
Aunty Linda more than 13 people lost their lives.

Anonymous said...

Wtf? Obama wants to implant chips in humans? Where the hell did u hear that from? Ignorance is a disease

Anonymous said...

THROUGH THE EAST COAST, NOT THE US! THE COUNTRY IS NOT FLOODED NOR IS THERE POWER OUTRAGE. QUIT EXAGGERATING LINDA.

FOA said...

Pls Make sure you don't buy any car coming Northeast America,you would waste your money on flooded car(just thinking) hmmmm what would happen to all the Underground Rats + the thousands of homeless people living underground(pls why am I having Random thoughts)

Chop Chop said...

Gfk, You be ode. Share with us where u read it.

D Eyez said...

lol,@ why so serious u r soooo on point buddy.

FOLLOWING WHYSOSERIOUS...... said...

@ WHY SO SERIOUS..........YOU SAID IT ALL......Love it!

Anonymous said...

The end time's near...people are now starting to believe the thrash in that 2012 movie

Anonymous said...

Shit happens! That's why we all go to toilet..
Evry fucking human beign on this fucking planet is going to die someday..
So just live your life and make the best out of it.
Boko Haram has killed more pipu than the pipu that died in that storm..
Hornestly" wat de fuck are you pipu talkin abt!

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