![]() At ServiceMaster Restoration by Complete, our technicians are ready to respond in the aftermath of a major storm in Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the surrounding areas in New Jersey with our flood and storm damage repair services. Both states experienced extensive flooding that led to widespread property damage and had the highest death tolls of the affected states. In this blog, we are going to focus on the effect that Hurricane Sandy had on New York and New Jersey. New York and New Jersey were hit the hardest and New York City was hit by a storm surge that caused major flooding and damage. Sandy caused the most damage in the U.S., resulting in $65 billion in damage and 160 deaths. The storm left 70 percent of Jamaicans with no power, caused coastal flooding in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, and resulted in nearly $3 billion in damage. Hurricane Sandy caused a path of destruction with strong winds and flooding. In total, Hurricane Sandy affected six countries in the Caribbean, the U.S., and Canada and affected 24 states from Florida to Maine and as far northwest as Michigan and Wisconsin. As Sandy moved further inland, it weakened and became absorbed by another storm on November 2. ![]() The next day, Hurricane Sandy moved through the Bahamas and up the Atlantic, not making landfall again until October 29 when it made landfall near Brigantine, New Jersey. Sandy then strengthened again into a Category 3 storm by the time if hit Cuba on October 25. Hurricane Sandy first made landfall in Jamaica and strengthened into a Category 2 storm after passing through Jamaica and back into the Caribbean. Just six hours after its formation, the storm was upgraded to Tropical Storm Sandy and by October 24, it intensified into a hurricane. ![]() Hurricane Sandy originated as a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea, west of Nicaragua on October 22, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is the fourth costliest storm in the U.S., causing nearly $70 billion in damage and resulting in the death of 233 people across 8 different countries. We are back this week with our series the 10 Biggest Disasters in the History of New York City with a look at one of the most destructive storms to hit New York City and the surrounding areas, Hurricane Sandy. Water and fire damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, one of the costliest storms to ever hit the New York and New Jersey areas. Review ServiceMaster in Staten Island, NY. ![]()
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