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Five Years After ‘Sandy,’ Trying To Devise Way to Limit Future Damage

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 10/23/17

The tristate region remains vulnerable to a potential Sandy-like storm surge from the Atlantic that knock­ed out the region’s critical infrastructure and brought life to a standstill for days, according to a panel of experts who conducted a two-hour boat tour of the New York City and New Jersey waterfront earlier this month to mark the fifth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.

The Oct. 29, 2012 hurricane killed more than 100 people, knock­ed out power for millions, crippled transportation systems and even required the region to ration gasoline.

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