Sandy Leaves 40 Dead, 7.5 Million Without Power in US


Sandy Leaves 40 Dead, 7.5 Million Without Power in US

Update: Oct 31

Washington/New York, Oct 31 (IANS): As Hurricane Sandy lost its ferocious punch and veered towards Canada leaving a trail of destruction up and down the US East Coast, President Barack Obama cautioned "The storm is not over yet." It left at least 40 dead and some 7.5 million people without power along the East Coast with New York's subway system paralysed by flooded tunnels and much of America's financial hub of Manhattan, in the dark.

"We're going to continue to push as hard as we can" to provide resources, said the president who has left the campaigning for the Tuesday's election to surrogates to deal with the situation from the White House.

"No bureaucracy, no red tape," was the message to his administration, he said during an afternoon visit Tuesday to the headquarters of the Red Cross in Washington after signing Major Disaster Declarations for worst hit New York and New Jersey.

The lifeline for millions of New Yorkers spanning 468 stations and over 600 miles of track, pulsing through four of New York City's five boroughs, was expected to remain silent for days and power could be out for a week, authorities warned.

More than 18,000 airline flights have been cancelled and according to one estimate Sandy would cost America $10 billion to $20 billion in economic damages.

"The New York City subway system is 108 years old," Joseph J. Lhota, the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was quoted as saying by the New York Times. "It has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night."

Recovery efforts across 15 states and Washington city were starting to take hold Tuesday night, but thousands of people waited in shelters, not knowing whether their homes had survived, CNN said.

Atlantic City, a resort town famed for its beaches, boardwalk and blackjack, became an extension of the ocean as seaweed and flotsam swirled in the knee-deep water covering downtown streets.

While the East Coast was still grappling with the scope of the disaster, federal officials warned that Sandy was an ongoing concern with the potential to inflict more pain on inland states.

"The coastal impacts are certainly less today than they were last night, but the effects are not zero," National Hurricane Centre Director Rick Knabb told reporters in a conference call. "There are still some fairly strong winds out of the south."

The storm was centred about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh and packing 45-mph winds Tuesday evening, bringing flood warnings to Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania and blizzard warnings to high elevations in the Appalachian Mountains.

 

Earlier Update

New York, Oct 30 (Agencies): The death toll from superstorm Sandy has risen to 30 in the mainland United States and Canada, and was expected to climb further as several people were still missing, officials said Tuesday. Officials in the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and North Carolina all reported deaths from the massive storm system, while Toronto police said a Canadian woman was killed by flying debris.

Sandy had already killed at least 67 people -- including a US national in Puerto Rico -- as it swept through the Caribbean over the past few days, meaning the overall toll from the storm is now approaching 100.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reported 15 storm-related deaths at a news briefing, including at least 10 killed when Sandy struck New York City.

"Tragically we expect that number to go up," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned.

Three people died in New Jersey, including two parents who were killed when a falling tree crushed their car, sparing their children aged 11 and 14 who were inside with them, Governor Chris Christie said.

Christie added that rescue operations were still under way, with three separate teams deployed in Atlantic City, the coastal casino town near where the storm made landfall at 0000 GMT Tuesday.

Another four people were killed in Pennsylvania, including one killed from a falling tree and another when a house collapsed, emergency management officials told AFP.

Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy on Tuesday said two people had been killed in his state, including a firefighter, and two others were missing.

Elsewhere along the East Coast, a woman on board a replica of the HMS Bounty was recovered from the sea and later died at hospital. The captain was still missing Tuesday after the tall ship went down off the Carolinas.

A vehicle driver and his passenger were killed in the Virginia state capital of Richmond in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, city police said in a statement. The driver lost control of his car in heavy rain and slammed into a light pole, then struck a tree, city police said.

A woman in Maryland died after her vehicle hydroplaned into a tree, officials said.

And in West Virginia, a 48-year-old woman was killed when her car collided with a cement truck while driving through heavy snow caused by the storm, a local official said.

The National Hurricane Center said Sandy had weakened early Tuesday as it moved inland, but could still generate gale-force winds and flooding along the eastern seaboard.

US authorities had warned the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter.

Falling trees dragged down power cables, plunging millions of homes into darkness, while storm warnings cut rail links and marooned tens of thousands of travelers at airports across the region.

Disaster estimating firm Eqecat forecast that the massive storm would affect more than 60 million Americans, a fifth of the population, and cause up to $20 billion (15 billion euros) in damage.

The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with hurricane force cut power to at least 7.4 million across the East and put the presidential campaign on hold just one week before Election Day.

New York was among the hardest hit, with its financial heart closed for a second day. The storm caused the worst damage in the 108-year history of the city's subway system, and there was no indication of when the largest US transit system would be rolling again.

But the full extent of the damage in New Jersey was being revealed as morning arrived. Emergency crews fanned out to rescue hundreds.

A hoarse-voiced Christie gave bleak news at a morning news conference: Seaside rail lines washed away. No safe place on the state's barrier islands for him to land. Parts of the coast still under water.

"It is beyond anything I thought I'd ever see," he said.

"It is a devastating sight right now."

Airlines canceled more than 12,000 flights. New York City's three major airports remained closed.

President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island, making federal funding available to residents of the area. He suspended campaigning again on Tuesday.

"This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst that we have ever experienced," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Trading at the New York Stock Exchange was canceled again on Tuesday after the storm sent a nearly 14-foot (4.27-meter) surge of seawater, a record, coursing over its seawalls and highways and into low-lying streets.

Obama issued federal emergency decrees for New York and New Jersey, declaring that "major disasters" existed in both states. One disaster forecasting company predicted economic losses could ultimately reach $20 billion, only half insured.

"It's total devastation down there, there are boats in the street five blocks from the ocean," said evacuee Peter Sandomeno, one of the owners of the Broadway Court Motel in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

"That's the worst storm I've ever seen, and I've been there for 11 years."

Obama will stay in Washington on Wednesday to oversee the response to Hurricane Sandy, canceling another day of campaigning roughly a week before Election Day, the White House said on Tuesday.

"The President will remain in Washington, DC on Wednesday to monitor the response to Hurricane Sandy and ensure that all available federal resources continue to be provided to support ongoing state and local recovery efforts," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement.

"As a result, the President will not participate in the campaign events that had been scheduled in Ohio tomorrow."

The President had already skipped political events on Monday and Tuesday to be in Washington for the storm and its aftermath.

Sandy, which was especially imposing because of its wide-ranging winds, brought a record storm surge of almost 14 feet to downtown Manhattan, well above the previous record of 10 feet during Hurricane Donna in 1960, the National Weather Service said.

Water poured into the subway system and tunnels that course under the city, raising concerns that the world's financial capital could be hobbled for days.

"Hitting at high tide, the strongest surge and the strongest winds all hit at the worst possible time," said Jeffrey Tongue, a meteorologist for the weather service in Brookhaven, New York.

Hurricane-force winds as high as 90 miles per hour (145 km per hour) were recorded, he said.

"Hopefully it's a once-in-a-lifetime storm," Tongue said.

Large sections of New York City were without power, and transportation in the metropolitan area was at a standstill.

"In 108 years our employees have never faced a challenge like the one that confronts us now," Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota said in a statement.

It could take anywhere from 14 hours to four days to get the water out of the flooded subway tunnels, the MTA said.

"The damage has been geographically very widespread" throughout the subway, bus and commuter train system, MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said.


More than 50 homes burn

The unprecedented flooding hampered efforts to fight a massive fire that destroyed more than 50 homes in Breezy Point, a private beach community on the Rockaway barrier island in the New York City borough of Queens, the Fire Department of New York said.

Two people in New York City reportedly died in the storm - a man in a house hit by a tree and a woman who stepped into an electrified puddle of water. Two other people were killed in suburban Westchester County, north of New York City, and two others were reported killed on suburban Long Island.

A motor vehicle death in Massachusetts was blamed in part on the bad weather. Two other people were killed in Maryland in storm-related incidents, state authorities said, and deaths also were reported in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, CNN said.

Toronto police also recorded one death - a woman hit by flying debris.

More than 7 million people in several US states were without electricity due to the storm, which crashed ashore late on Monday near the gambling resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

With Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney keeping campaigning on hold for a second day instead of launching their final push for votes ahead of the November 6 election, the storm's onslaught added a new level of uncertainty to an already tense, tight race for the White House.

Obama, who has made every effort to show himself staying on top of the storm situation, faces political danger if the federal government fails to respond well in the storm's aftermath, as was the case with predecessor George W Bush's botched handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

But Obama also has a chance to look presidential in a national crisis.

New Jersey towns flooded

Three towns in New Jersey, just west of New York City, were inundated with up to 5 feet of water after a levee on the nearby Hackensack River was overtopped or breached, officials said. Rescuers were using boats to aid the marooned residents of Moonachie, Little Ferry and Carlstadt.

In New York, a crane partially collapsed and dangled precariously from a 90-story luxury apartment building under construction in Midtown Manhattan.

Much of the city was deserted, as its subways, buses, commuter trains, bridges and airports were closed. Power outages darkened most of downtown Manhattan as well as Westchester County, affecting more than 650,000 customers, power company Consolidated Edison said.

"This is the largest storm-related outage in our history," said John Miksad, Con Ed's senior vice president for electric operations.

The previous record was the more than 200,000 customers hit with outages last year during Hurricane Irene, the utility said.

Neighborhoods along the East and Hudson rivers in Manhattan were underwater, as were low-lying streets in Battery Park near Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center once stood.

US stock markets closed on Monday for the first time since the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Most areas in downtown Manhattan were without power on Monday morning. As the sun rose, most of the water in Manhattan's low-lying Battery Park City appeared to have receded.

A security guard at 7 World Trade Center, Gregory Baldwin, was catching some rest in his car after laboring overnight against floodwaters that engulfed a nearby office building.

"The water went inside up to here," he said, pointing to his chest.

"The water came shooting down from Battery Park with the gusting wind."

Power and back-up generators failed at New York University Hospital, forcing patients to be moved elsewhere for care.

In Lower Manhattan, firefighters used inflatable orange boats to rescue utility workers stranded for three hours by rising floodwaters inside a power substation.

One of the Con Ed workers pulled from the floodwater, Angelo Amato, said he was part of a crew who had offered to work through the storm.

"This is what happens when you volunteer," he said.

 

Drama in High Seas: 14 Sailors Rescued from HMS Bounty

Washington, Oct 30 (IANS): The US Coast Guard carried out a dramatic rescue of 14 sailors flung into the sea from their sinking three-masted replica of the historic ship HMS Bounty that had starred in several Hollywood adventure films.

A Coast Guard helicopter Monday morning plucked 14 of the 16 sailors from the churning sea roiled up by Hurricane Sandy, ABC News reported. But one sailor was listed as "unresponsive" and Coast Guard ships and planes were still searching for one more crew member of the tall ship.

The crew was abandoning ship during the night when the hurricane flung them into the sea.

The Bounty, the 180-ft replica of the ship featured in the film "Mutiny on the Bounty", was 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina, when the owner called saying she'd lost contact with the crew Sunday night.

A C130 plane spotted the wreckage Monday morning and Lt. Jane Pena co-piloted one of two rescue choppers to the site and found one sailor adrift by himself wearing an insulated suit called a Gumby suit.

Pena told ABC News he was spotted by the strobe lights attached to the suit. "We hoisted him up first thing," she said. "We then saw another strobe 1,000 yards away. It was the ship. It had sunk, but three masts were sticking out."

The C130 directed their helicopter to a life raft that had seven survivors in a covered raft. A video of the rescue shows a Coast Guard swimmer being lowered into the water and one-by-one attaching the sailors to the hoist line.

The ship left Connecticut last week for St. Petersburg, Florida. The crew had been in constant contact with the National Hurricane Centre and tried to go around the storm, according to the director of the HMS Bounty Organization, Tracie Simonin.

The ship, built for the 1962 film version of "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Marlon Brando and also appeared in the blockbuster "Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest", was once owned by CNN founder Ted Turner, who acquired it in 1986 along with the rights to the MGM film library.

Its owner, Bob Hansen, told CNN affiliate KUSA, that it was heading away from the hurricane when the ship began taking on water.

"At that time it wasn't considered an emergency, even though they had several feet of water inside the boat," Hansen was quoted as saying.

"She's a very large ship, and that little bit of water really does not do anything to her. But somehow we lost power in our generator and in our main engines, and as a result, we could not pump any water out of the boat."

Waves battered the ship and "it just got to the point where she couldn't stay afloat anymore".

The original Bounty had an intriguing history.

The British Admiralty purchased a coal carrying merchant ship operating on the coast of England, named Bethia, renamed her Bounty, and re-commissioned her in 1787 for a special mission. Bounty was to sail halfway around the world to the tiny island of Tahiti, collecting sapling breadfruit trees and transport them to the West Indies.

To lead the mission, the Admiralty picked 33-year-old Lt. William Bligh, who had been the sailing master on HMS Resolution on Capt. Cook's last voyage of discovery. Though portrayed as an abusive tyrant by Hollywood, Bligh may be one of the greatest seamen who ever lived, reported tallshipbounty.org.

Three weeks out of Tahiti, enroute to the West Indies with the breadfruit plants, Master's Mate (Acting Lieutenant) Fletcher Christian, angered and humiliated over the continual abuse from Capt. Bligh took the ship.

  

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  • Antony Fernandes, Mangalore / USA

    Thu, Nov 01 2012

    Natural calamaties can affect any part of the world at any time. The question is, are you ready to face it? Instead of telling this as a curse, God tells the people that "I am there. In front of my power, your power, wealth, intelligence, research is nothing for me, my dear people."

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  • Societal Web, Dubai

    Thu, Nov 01 2012

    Jaimini P.B. - Yes of course ! We buckle under it and the population has to suffer on their own. What has the government done to help the victims. No one even has a real count of lost lives neither the damage caused.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Thu, Nov 01 2012

    Mr.Roshan Braganza..You have written like a top class journalist.One of the best articles I have ever read from your side with 100% classic informations.Very neutral and bold comment. Keep it up..

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  • Roshan Braganza, Mumbai

    Thu, Nov 01 2012

    Lets pray for victims of frankenstorm sandy ,and also cyclone neelam passed over eastern coastline of india without much damage. Lets thank God for that. @ Joseph m gonsalves , bannur , puttur . Mangalore. Zionism , vested interests , poking into other nations integrity has been US agenda hiding under veil of UN since ages ( special ww 2) . Whoever opposes become axis of evil . But they failed miscerably in vietnam , afghan policy and also at present Iran. .......1 . In bosnia , srebenica violence is a blot on humanity , so many innocents killeD. US ( UN) supported for personnel gains. ........2.Kosovo liberation army is a terrorist organization , funded and aided by UN and US for monetary gains....... 3 Oil for food scams and child abuse by UN peace keeping force in african poverty stuck nations ........4 Bubiyah and warbah islands ( after ottoman fall ) insticated iraq and kuwait conflit , US had vested interest about oil , they nailed saddam down. ..... 5. Not only americans , whole world was after rehabilitating tsunami victims. .....6. Killing Gaddaffi was conspiracy by US but they failed with syria. ....7 US helps pakistan to keep rivalry with india alive and also to counter chinas interest..... 8 again darfur crisis was a blot , ethnic cleansing and sudaneese violence mass genocide with US support.

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  • Mohammed, mangalore

    Thu, Nov 01 2012

    dishum dishum dishum....after reading all the comment i have realised that nobody is perfect at their comment and no country is perfect too.people can only be perfectionist.and as a matter of moral fact people listening to others misery at present must either pray for them else just mourn.and there is nothing right or wrong..its only the thinking which makes it so!!!

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  • Sonal, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore .....Very well explained...Let those who are ignorant and talking nonsense about US read atleast ur comment and get some knowledge.Only empty vessels make a loud noise.
    Dear Mr. Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah I hope you got the details.....

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Societal..Do you know about
    1.Andhra cyclone
    2.Orissa Cyclone
    3.Maharashtra earthquake
    4.Gujrath earthquake
    5.Tsunami
    6 Biwandi communal violence
    7.Gujarat Godhra communal violence
    8.Series of bomb blasts,terrorsit attacks on Inidan cities since 1990
    9.Two major war and one kargil war with Pakistan
    10.Last but not least..Moghuls attack,French attack,Portugese attack, British attack on Bharata Maata..
    INDIA SURVIVED ALL THE BLOODY ATTACKS & WILL SURVIVE TOO IN FUTURE...

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Mr. Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
    a) Bosnia Herzegovina was liberated
    b) Kosovo was liberated
    c) Milosevic and another Military ruler is facing criminal charge at ICJ at Hague.
    d) Kuwait was liberated.
    e) Americans helped to rebuild tsunami hit areas. Ex-President bill Clinton and ex-president George Bush were involved in collecting money for rebuilding all over the world.
    f) Feeding the hungry to several countries by supplying wheat etc., etc.,
    g) Sudan’s Darfur ethnic killings by the Sudanese janjaweed’s were brought under control. More than one millions dead.
    h) Helped Libya to liberate from Gaddafi.
    i) Pressed hard to Pakistani forces to leave kargil.

    Now all Islamic nations are urging America to involve in Syria to finish off President Assad where in the shier and Sunnis are fighting each other. Iran says that it will wipe out Israel from the world map.

    See once Americans leave Afghanistan, there will be chaos, destruction and oppression of women and women schools.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Mr. Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah
    1) Americans were compelled to bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki without which the incidence would not have been occurred. Reason: All the American sailors were docked at Pearl Harbor for Christmas celebrations. The Japanese air and sea forces entirely destroyed the Pearl Harbor without any provocations from Americans. Now United States and Japan are the close friends and allies. – Greatness of Americans.
    2) No human can make another man/Osama bin laden a terrorist and impossible unless he rationally thinks to be as such.
    3) Iraq unnecessarily sent scud missiles to Israel and the dictator Saddam Husain was a threat to whole of the middle east.
    4) Saddam Husain captured Kuwait to become a boss of the Middle East.
    5) Either Saddam Husain was a boss to the world or United States is boss to the world.
    6) Now Russia is a democratic country knows well about democracy.
    7) Wherever democracy is not there those countries have not progressed.
    8) In China humans are suppressed. No value for humans
    9) We the Indians are standing and shouting for our every right/greatness of democracy.
    10) More and more people are drinking coca cola and Pepsi because it is cheaper than coconut. Malayalee people will not climb to coconut trees. They fees shame to climb/they are modalaalis. They climb to coconut trees only in Oman, Salalah.
    11) =Do Good you get good=. America is No. one in the world.because they work hard and give opportunities to everybody.
    12) Jaimini’s history is one sided. He missed the following: Continued…

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  • Societal Web, Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    If India is hit by this kind of hurricane U.S. would send in aid. When the U.S. is hit, what we send is criticism and curse. This is not good. Indians can never reach that standard no matter how many centuries it takes.
    Another thing, if India is hit by such a catastrophe, about a million will die due the catastrophe and another million due to panic and another million will be killed by the other million in order to survive.

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  • RIHAN, DXB

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Cynthia, Moodbiddri, Dear madam i am not against your so called life savers Americans,but your harsh comments compelled me to make you understand your American ideology. Just take a flash back how many life they destroyed in Iraq,Afghanisthan,Libya and many more countries on the list to loot their natural source "OIL".And please remove "your" when you mentioned about suicide bombers.Do not scribble anything which does not make any sense.

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  • Cynthia, Moodbiddri

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    RIHAN, DXB
    My dear i dont care abt your last or first sentence. I picked up the most irritating sentence from ur comment "Who is the Boss now ? Can American STOP hurricane?" Boss is always Lord God and Americans are doing their BEST to save as much life as possible and they suceeded. life is beautiful for them !! They are not like your suicide bombers who are willing to die. Americans value God given life.

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  • RIHAN, DXB

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Sushma, Mangalore,DO NOT CURSE UNLESS U READ ALL THE COMMENTS MADE BY ME CLEARLY,BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU CURSE SOMEONE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING HIS POINT OF VIEW,IT MAY HIT BACK TO YOU. BUT ANY WAY LET GOD BLESS U.

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  • Nishar, Mangalore / Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @ Tripti, Brahmavar/Dubai, Agree with you 100%....

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  • Valson Mendonsa, Mangalore/USA

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah,-
    I believe you are originally from Manipal and decided to go to Sharjah for better life.
    Don't forget.. Americans are the first who developed the oil refineries in all gulf countries and all gulf countries became rich with oil reserve with rich in GDP income and that’s how you got a chance to go to Sharjah for better life.
    Thank you hope you understand.

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  • Justin Lobo, Bangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah,

    I think seasonal storm sandy proved American life is costly. Human death toll is maximum 50 numbers. God is Greater than the Greatest. Property loss is more not like Tsunami.
    Tsunami proved asians life is damn cheap minimum human deaths are 280,000.
    I am not rejoising former and later. God bless the whole world

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  • Nishar, Mangalore / Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Oh, Bro's and sis's, why you all over reacting to my comment? What's I've wrote against humanity? I wish, Payed to All the american victims to be safe from this disaster. As a human being i felt deeply about those who lost their lives (RIP). Read completely before reacting, Try to understand the intention. I have my own emotions not only with American victims but with all those who lost their lives, family, food, land and wealth. I'm against all kind of terrorism who ever it is. This is an disaster from nature, but where was ur humanity when American govt killing women, Kids and innocent civilians in the name of terrorism? Is this the way removing terror from the world? You dont feel anything when you watching non-american blood??!! You are blind to the reality. If terrorism is increasing it's only because of Americans and westerns way of cladding it. U'll realize it when they reach to rob our nation with a wise reason.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Sushma..many thanks for not including my name in your list.But some people are upset about my comment.I always believe in the famous quote "DO GOOD..YOU GET GOOD, DO BAD..YOU GET BAD" .That is nature law.Most of the people think that America is very strightforward.It is wrong..US did some bad tricks in the past
    1.Hiroshima-Nagasaki Nuclear bomb attack
    2.To wipe out Russians from Afghanistan,US gave all military help and created one of the most dangerous terrrorists in the world..OSAMA BIN LADEN
    3.Iraq war in the name of mass destruction weapon was a big waste
    4.Funding Pakistan with billions of dollors(till today) to fight terrorism..But Pakistan used that funds to fund and train Lashkar Toiba terrorists against India.
    5.US keeping quiet even after finding Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan who gave shelter to him for 10 years.Unbelievable.
    6.US is indirectly responsible for our farmers present hopeless stage.
    Yes..I should not compare these points with Sandy Strom disaster..But I belive in "DO GOOD,YOU GET GOOD" ..Thanks..jaimini

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  • Sushma, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012


    @RIHAN, DXB
    @Nishar
    @ ismail hail, puttur
    @ P.A.SHANU, Mangalore
    @ Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai
    @ Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Those who have never sinned or done any mistake in life, let them point out on others. you guyz need Gods blessings to understand how to respect other human beings... you guyz lack humanity.... i feel yo guyz are the ones God should teach a lesson! You guyz have lost your mind for sure. Instead of respecting every human being and praying for each other, you guyz are blaming others. How good are you people? By your comments itself, we realise how bad you guyz are. Just remember that when you curse others, You are inviting curse on yourself.. The time has already began. Start counting dayz.

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  • christine, mangalore/kuwait

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    If the will of God than who can stop the storms, deaths, disasters? God created the world, and only his will done, And still God is there for them
    We must be happy that how they treat, help, support each other without hatred, coast, they are not in only one nation, worldwide people are there? How many our people are there too, If we say punishment than we are foolish. Things are not in only us but other places happened too and will happen. Some enjoying, happy that happened, how can we sure that thing cannot happen to our nation? If in our nation same thing happened is we get same help like that? our politicians will fill their pockets first rather than the help.
    Their nation can say this word, is we can say if in our nation?

    Micah 7:8Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
    Rather than rejoicing we has to pray for them same as for us not to happen like that

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  • A.PRABHU, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    LOOKS LIKE THE EARTH LIKE
    ALL OF US IS PRO-CREATED.
    YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT GOD CANNOT CREATE ANYTHING IMPERFECT.

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  • Molly Dsouza, Ujire,Belthangady

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    It’s our time to pray for our friends those who are living in America and the citizens of India. Today they are suffering tomorrow it will for us? God give the strength and courage for the victims and all the people of America to face their life .

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  • Ramesh, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Apart from the destruction caused in India we have to worry about water borne diseases since fecal matter is relieved on side of roads .... n this shetty man talks about culture n curse, the worst diseases affect us after such a disaster.. Mr Ismail is talking about innocent muslims being targetted .. all those who were targetted were not innocent Mr ismail... thank God for America or else muslims would have wrecked the whole world why they themselves are fighting among themselves... no need for us to come in between , See Iraq n Iran

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  • SUNIL, MANGALORE

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    HEY GUYS..PLEASE LEAVE ALL THESE IMOTIONS AND PANICS TO COMMENTS ...JUST PRAY THE GOD THAT AT LEAST THIS SHOULD STOP NOW AND DO NOT HARM ANY MORE IN THE U.S.. OUR INDIANS ALSO EFFECTED WITH THE SAME SO.. ALL OF US SHOULD PRAY THE GOD TO STOP HERE..WE ARE GOOD HUMAN-BEINGS..

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  • Ramesh, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    If Us is cursed they know how to come out of it just two yrs back they had a hurricane n see their recovery , Tsunami hit India so many yrs back n see our recovery, God always blessess hard work not laziness like us.n chaltha hai n onthe adjust malpuya like us Indians .

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  • rrdsouza, mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    "let god save the world"

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  • Sunil , Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    I want to know from those who say that Sandy is a punishment for the atrocities of US, what would be the reason for the cyclone that will hit the coast of Andhra and Tamil Nadu punishment for whose atrocities? Let us try to be humans when disasters strike us

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  • McQueen, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Rakesh shetty,
    tomorrow cyclone will hit tamilnadu and andhra. for whom is the punishment? can you enlighten the readers?

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  • Asha.P, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    AN EARTHQUAKE ,TSUNAMI HURRICANE ARE NATURES FURY UNLEASED...
    IF PRAYERS COULD HELP THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED...
    CAN YOU TELL ME WHO IS IN CONTROL?
    90% will say devil....think again,
    If something good happens 90% will say god is in control.

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  • Lavin Noronha, Paladka/Bahrain

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    We can find sadist everywhere. This sandy has given a perfect platform for sadists to vomit their venom. Now at least they must be breathing easily.

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  • Addy, MGLR

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    GOD WATCHES AND HE HAS PATIENCE. THIS IS THE RESULT FOR LOOTING POOR COUNTRIES, WAR IN THE NAME OF NUCLEAR TERROR DRUGS ETC ETC. PLAYING INDIRECT ROLE, PLAYING FOR THE SAKE OF OIL, MAINTAINING THEIR ECONOMY, KILLING THEIR OWN PRIEST BY SLOW POISON, KIDNAPPING ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP THEIR TECHNOLOGY,KILLING MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE IN AFGHAN, IRAQ, VIETNAM AND OTHER COUNTRIES,DRONE ATTACK. DESTROYING OTHERS LAND, INDUSTRIES, KILLING THOSE SMALL BABIES, KIDS, OLD PEOPLE. HACKING OTHER COUNTRIES WEBSITES, MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO TAKE THE ADVANTAGE.. ATTACKING THEIR OWN TRADE CENTER.. LEARN AMERICANS.. THIS IS TEST.. THERE IS PREPARATORY AND FINAL.

    NEXT IS ISRAEL AND UK

    HUNDRED TIMES ITS BETTER TO TRUST A POISONOUS SNAKE BUT NOT THESE AMERICANS -ESPECIALLY THE BUSH- THE KING OF TERROR

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  • Yusuf batkal, Mangalore - Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    I can only say !!!God is Great!!!! every one has a DAY.

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  • juliana, udupi

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Sandy dear stop your menace. We know every body has to die some day. Why take others burden on you and be cause to their disaster? Be kind and calm. We all pray for your recovery dear Americans. It is a big struggle but eventually you will succeed. Do not fear. God is with you and the fruit of your kind good deeds. Our prayers to you during your worst times.

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  • S.M. Nawaz Kukkikatte, udupi

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Just pray for victims and effected peoples in USA.

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  • S.D'sa, M'lore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Let almighty God give courage to all the victims to face the difficult time and God please give some sense of humanity to RAKESH SHETTY.

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  • RIHAN, DXB

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Cynthia, Moodbidri, MADAMJI I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION, I AM NOT TRYING TO PUT SALT ON AMERICANS WOUND.I DO CONCERN FOR THEM. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY LAST SENTENCE OF MY COMMENTS BEFORE YOU CHARGE BACK.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Lawrence,USA..I liked the last sentence "I wonder what you have mixed with your drink"..I know that my comment is little bit controversial.But at the end common man will say "Maadiddunno Maharaya "..I like to add again that I am not happy with Sandy Storm disaster.

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  • Rakesh, Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Sad to read some of the selfish comments by Rakesh Shetty, Jimini, Ismail shiekh.You all look to be literate people.Calamities are natural. you cant compare them with the curse or any thing else. I hope you dont feel good when you will be in a similar condition and they pass similar comments on you. Kindly pray for them.

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  • Vivek, Udupi

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    So many disasters happen in USA every year like hurricane, tornados, flood, wild fires, snow storms leaving heavy damage and distruction BUT the way they recover from it exceptional. Its the helpful nature of people, communities and local authorities come together to rebuild. Indian politicans and people cannot even think of it instead take this an opportunity to make money out of disaster.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    No doubt USA and UK did lot more destruction works in Afghanistan, Iraq & next may be in Iran, but it doesn’t mean than poor or illiterate Americans should suffer like this because of natural calamities. Some may wonder even poor or illiterate Americans stills exists there, but death toll shows in spite of several warnings well in advance some Americans still prone to dangerous atmosphere means it shows how much they are educated or ill prepared for such natural calamities. Natural calamities makes more destructive works in Asian Countries like India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, because we do not have proper mechanism to inform common people prone to natural calamities or even if they are informed well in advance but our Government do not enough proper emergency tools, equipment, vehicles, vessels and trained manpower to handle the crises, moreover our National Leaders do not have proper crisis management skill too. One gentleman, Mr. Alwyn from Canada went on to criticize Nishar, Rakesh Shetty & ISMAIL. But Dear Alwyn, we do understand that this is not the appropriate time to criticize Americans but the truth is American Government never assumed their responsibility while killing innocents or residents in the name of war especially in Afghanistan and Iraq. Few of them even talked about USA Government’s utmost responsibility of taking care of their nationals irrespective of religion or cast because every citizen of USA pays tax honestly. But in Countries like India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, the moment you start paying tax, trouble starts pouring from Taxation Department.

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    RIHAN, DXB
    Dont talk childish. Everyone know GOD is power INCLUDING AMERICANS. Americans know much better than you, they cannot stop natural calamities BUT they are taking good care of themselves!!. Even shanthi mentioned "American boss after lord!!!" read and understand!!

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    RIHAN, DXB
    Dont talk childish. Everyone know GOD is power INCLUDING AMERICANS. Americans know much better than you, they cannot stop natural calamities BUT they are taking good care of themselves!!. Even shanthi mentioned "American boss after lord!!!" read and understand!!

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  • ALWYN, CANADA

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Nishar, , Rakesh stetty, iSMAIL you hypocrates only know to critisize and comunalize the world for no good reasons. America is a land where so many lives peacefully, respect every religion, respect every human regardless of religion, gender without bias. Every muslim, every hindu has great freedom and dignity on that land then your own born right land. If you have the time, money to see please do visit and see from your own eyes physically that is what America and Canada is all about. Most of you guys have not see the world and talk frm that small corrupt brain which has no value to the topic. At this point it is natural disaster and it can happen any where and it will have a great impact if it happend in Dubai or India becasue life is not that precious your part of the world to govt officials. They treat you guys like animals. But in America look at the way they handled such a great storm with extra care to take care of people of America that Includes muslim borthers and rest all. if you dont have any good things to say shut your mouth and stay wherver your are.

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  • Ravi Hemmadyb, Barkur, Muscat

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    In this Universe, nobody is safe.Even Giant country like USA coundn't face this disaster.Anytime anything can happen,Facing Nature's disaster is no less then a war.

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    It is very sad and rather painful to read some comments, simply making political joke out of a very deadly and serious calamity faced with in the U.S. Based on the seriousness of this national catastrophe, the death rate is very low however, later on the number would be adding up. This hurricane sandy was joined with two jetstreams which made the calamity far deadly. Even now 8 million people are without electricity. This a like a mega earthquake with water everywhere. The economic loss can't be calculated now, that will be far exceeding due to the combined factors like:- close to 300000 homes and business establishments have structural damage-damaged roads-destroyed cars and boats by the thousands-cancelled flights by the thousands both the domestic and international flights-unemployed people and closed businesses-flooded subway system-clean up jobs etc will make this calamity as the most record breaking in the U.S. history.

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  • Lawrence, USA

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Jaimini P.B.,

    Is it your Eulogy to the 30 innocent people died in hurricane Sandy? We cannot mix politics with mother nature and this is not the time to passing those comments. I always admired your comments, but this time I wonder what you have mixed with your drink.

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  • Valson Mendonsa, Mangalore/USA

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    45729I live in one of badly storm affected area in the country , there was no power cut in my place, no communication problem, Govt was providing complete help for each and every citizens started from every door to door within 5 minutes of emergency. some places power cut was restored within an hour. Here we have value for human life, thats why.. country cares about the people.

    You people comments are un-acceptable.
    America is the country invented and developed the internet system and other technology around the world including India, if not.. you people had no opportunity to write the comments on the web, except in UDAYAVANI. My advise is THINK GOOD alwayz.

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  • Genevive , USA

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Yes, America always fight against terrorism, we will recover and fight back within days.
    We don’t fight each other we help each other that is the beauty of ‘America. Whoever said as “Gods punishment “he is a dirty animal? Human heart will cry for each other irrespective to the nationality or religion.

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    @Jaimini,
    Americans are honest and they think others (Pakistani) too honest and just like Americans. Americans still dont understand that Pakistani's are BORN LIARS and lieing is their WAY OF LIFE!! This is why American war is dragging in Afghanistan.

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  • Langoolacharya., Belman/Washington,DC.

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Golden, Mangalore,

    If your comments does not open the eyes of my buddy Rakesh, nothing else could.....

    Jai Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  • Aubrey Sequeira, Kuwait

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Wilfred J Lewis, Matpady/Brahmavar, Manhattan-USA, glad to hear you guys are safe in the hands of God almighty.

    Watching here in Kuwait thru CNN and BBC and am hoping the entire nation will recover soon to normalcy.

    Thank God for Obama administration for their war footing efforts to protect citizens of USA.

    May God bless all the people of America.

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  • JULIET MASCARENHAS, BEJAI/MANGALORE

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    US is the country which has given shelter to people all over the globe without differentiation of colour,cast, creed,religion.Many people in the globe are leading a lavish life from the US earnings.WE can understand from the comments of the Indian citizens residing in US how happy they are tho' they are miles away from their Home land.How much they are hurt from this natural calamity. Evil eye people "ANNA Needuvavanige Droha bagedaru" and caused chaos on earth and their followers feel that this destruction is a curse from god.Of course he is a supreme power and no one can go against his wish.He can destroy not only US but the whole world within a second.At this hour we have to pray to the super power to protect all over the earth.
    Jaimini Your questions to be answered by yourself until you are satisfied.

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  • Abdul, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Ismail Shaikh Moodbidri /Dubai...what you have written is utter rubbish.America has not killed innocent citizens but infact protected them from terrorist attacks.Whenever crisis arises in any country America is the one comes to the rescue...People like you always think negatively and do not know to appriciate the good works done......

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  • Golden, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    Dear Friend Rakesh Shetty, It is Natural Calamity. There is no BD, RS or other fundamental groups to get punishment. Secondly when there is an attack on any peace loving citizen irrespective of Religion, Nationality and political party, whole country condemns irrespective of political party.

    I agree with Cynthia, Moodubidri, if USA sneezes, rest of the world gets flu.

    LET US NOT FORGET IT IS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE UNITED IN THE TIME CRISES IRRESPECTIVE TO POLITICAL PARTY, RELIGION, NATIONALITY OR RACE.

    IT IS GREAT TO OBSERVE REPUBLICANS DID NOT TARGET or POINT FINGER AT PRESIDENT EVEN THOUGH ELECTIONS ARE AROUND THE CORNER.

    IN INDIA OPPOSITION PARTIES START BLAME GAME INSTEAD OF STAY UNITED DURING THE TIME OF CRISES.

    A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS LEAVE IN NJ, NY AND DELAWARE WHERE HURRICANE "SANDY" MADE HIGHEST DAMAGE. NUMBER OF LOSS OF LIFE'S ARE VERY LESS COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF THE DISASTER.

    INDIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD LEARN LESSON TO MANAGE DISASTERS. IT IS GREAT TO SEE EVERY MAYOR AND GOVERNORS PERSONALLY SUPERVISING THE CONDITION



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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Wed, Oct 31 2012

    I am sorry for people who were killed by sandy storm in America.But America should remember that it should treat other countries like a neighbour and not like enemies or rivals.Sometimes,even minor help becomes major help.Anyway,some flashback...
    1.who introduced Bin Laden to this world ?
    2.Who attacked Iraq ? where was mass destruction weapon?
    3.who attacked Vietnam?
    4.Why Pakistan is being helped by US everytime despite Pak gave shelter to Osama Bin Laden ?
    5.Who introduced Coca COla or Pepsi in India and destroyed Elaniru Krishi or tender coconut ?
    DO YOU HAVE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTION..?

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  • Girish Shenoy, Urwa

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    It is not about US or India - it is about humankind. I do not think that by saying something against US we get very patriotic about India. I am in Indian but looking at the video's I can tell you that if it was India - we would have had minimum 10000 deaths. Now dont tell me India should publize and make news - we are neck deep into corruption and politics that people have no value. I just go by picking only good things from wherever it may come. Let us not challenge mother nature guys pls.

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  • Ilyas, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Why they don’t send Drone planes to protect America? Also their scientist should concentrate to produce new anti-sandy missiles to defend future storm attack.

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  • RIHAN, DXB

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    @Shanthi, Dubai, There is no other BOSS other than BIGG BOSS(ALMIGHTY).We are slaves in front of GOD.You are right they knew it,but the big question is can they stop it???.So for now what we can do is pray for them and keep Shanthi(peace).

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  • Molly, M'lore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    @ Rakesh shetty
    16 people hv died so far by sandy hurricane, I think more than that people died in Mangalore or karnataka during NAVARATRI tragedy, especially during immersion of idoL.

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  • Anil Vas, New York

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    I live in NYC. All the commercial establishments including schools subways transit except some small shops remain closed till today- Tuesday and also in other eastern states shut down in advance precautionary measures due to fiery storm. Thousands of people evacuated from the coastal areas which are more vulnerable to storm. All necessary arrangements made for their food and shelter. Unlike in our country, here Government, never wait for the storm to come and hit. Moreover,repeatedly warnings and precaution measures are telecasted. Emergency assistance for needy people. I really appreciate Government the way they took all necessary steps to face natural disaster. This shows how much care to be given for its people. Human life is more precious here than any other things. That's why US is blessed. Even though US lost billions of dollars, loss of life is negligible when you see the impact of storm. The Guys who talk against US should note this and their humanity should learn from them. Even though I live alone here, I don't feel lonely in life because somebody is there to care your life. That's America. Try to come out from your narrow pointed mind. Learn to adapt humanity in your life. When you serve human irrespective of any forms then your life or nation will be blessed. To taste humanity you should live in America as many Indians live in america with pride. But one suggestion, before you come,you should leave your narrow religious mind there, then you can enjoy beautiful life here

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  • ALWYN, permude

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    GOD S GREAT ..... TRUST IN HIM

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  • jyothi, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Very sad to see our great friends busy complaining or pointing fingers etc.

    Instead of doing all this which is very easy and good time pass, and free too, please go out and do one small good deed. any one. then you come and pass comments. ok good friends

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  • Prem Prasad, Bangalore, KSA

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    @ ismail hail, puttur
    @ P.A.SHANU, Mangalore
    @ Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai
    @ Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    In Saudi Arabia, one american dies whole saudi military stands up in support.
    Sub jaga naakabandi, chaandbeen karenge.
    Every where inquiris, checking road blocks.

    One saudi or an asian dies kuttha mara jaisa .
    Will be taken and burried without any inquiry.

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  • Jessy, Bajpe

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    ismail hail, puttur
    If any natural disaster in Muslim majority country...AMERICA/WEST is the one forecasting and helping them, NO other muslim contries hv power to do so.BETTER U KEEP QUIET.

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  • Shanthi, Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Rihana, Dxb
    Boss will be STILL AMERICA after the Lord God!! They are the one developed technology, so they know hurricane's arrival!!

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  • Shanthi, Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Rihana, Dxb
    Boss will be STILL AMERICA after the Lord God!! They are the one developed technology, so they know hurricane's arrival!!

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    If US Sneezes rest of world catches flu. Let us not wish anything bad for United State. Dont EVER forget Indians are the highest illegally staying there, still AMERICA didnot deport them! America is God fearing country. Surely not much loss. This is the hurricane SEASON, THEY ARE WELL PREPARED!!!

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    If US Sneezes rest of world catches flu. Let us not wish anything bad for United State. Dont EVER forget Indians are the highest illegally staying there, still AMERICA didnot deport them! America is God fearing country. Surely not much loss. This is the hurrican SEASON, THEY ARE WELL PREPARED!!!

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  • Romo Pinto, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    To Nishar, Ismail
    Natural or personal disaster may come anywhere or to anybody. Any mighty nation suppress the smaller nation in one form or the other. but in some cases small nation suppress the mighty nation through their religious fanaticism (terrorists) eg: Pakistan.
    Just imagine at once, if there is no America in the world or no drone attacks, what would be the fate of this world. India or others can't alone control Osama and Taliban's. So,World have been ruled by Osama and his followers by this time you believe me or not. But still there are hundreds of terrorists. So drone's continuation on them. Unfortunately for some, its attack on their community. Unlike you I'm not thinking religiously, so my wish is World should be free from hatredness, religious fanaticism and religous supremacy one on other. However those who engaged it in their life they show hatrednes towards others. That's why how tough to live minorities or get citizenship in Pakistan and middle east countries where as when you in America all are treated equally.

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  • Royal, Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    God bless America.

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  • Nanda Kumar, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Its Just a matter of time,After this dark moment soon light will
    break through like the dawn..Needless to say that America is much better prepared for these kind of natural calamity compared to other
    nations in the world. Just be brave ,safe and take care and we pray for
    you and we are with you in this difficult time.

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  • Prakash, Mangalore/USA

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    YES, America fight against Taliban,Al-Kaida and terrorism. They value human life. Life is beautiful. But also they know that GOD is Omnipotent. They know God punish sinners but but American took the responsibility of sending those sinners to GOD! Come out of your rat holes you narrow minded people. Don't write BS here. You are depend on America in one way or the other. I am proud resident of America and I witness what they do is absolutely right. 'Sandy' is mother nature and her fiery. But being such a monster-storm, look t the damage. If it was any other country under the sun, there would have been hundred and thousand of deaths. Electricity restored ASAP. All precautions taken care to PROTECT the people who live in America. That is the beauty of America. Please appreciate that. If you do not know how to appreciate then keep your mouth shut!

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  • mrs dsouza, Canada

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    i am living on the path of "Sandy". there are some death but God is always a loving God he will always save his elect people. this is happening in US and Canada so death rate is very less because Government evacuations from major parts. so what happens if same thing comes to India? is Indian Gov. prepared for millions of evacuation on millitary support on coastal area?

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  • martina, Belmon/usa

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    I agree with you Ramesh i would say curse on those who curse others because of america the whole world is better off .Millions of people's are in america from all over the world hundu's mosslim's christain's budha's you name it having good life in usa having good job owning house's owning busness's wich you cannot owning it in other country's

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  • Royal, Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    If nature disaster hits America only 50 to 100 people will die and everyone is saying U.S.A was cursed by god same thing nature disaster hits to India or other Asian countries there will be 5000 to 10000 thousand people will die then what will you say ohh there will be no Ramesha ya no Ismaila all are in hell. Don't laugh god will give bigger than this to your family and your city will distroy.

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  • Lenson, Udupi

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Dear all this is a natural calamity we should not, the people who are leaving in new york r not involved in war n other illigal stuffs many of them are indians who stays in new york. God Wont Punish the innocent peaple so please stop comparing war with a natural calamity

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  • G R PRABHU, BEJAI ,MANGALORE

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    As per Astrologer the Earth Will end on Dec.22-2012.And the earth will start sinking from USA.I think it is going to become True.!!!!!

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  • Ria , Dubai /Udupi

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    this is natural disaster. God loves every human being.

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  • Nishar, Mangalore / Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    God is the greatest.... Americans may try "DRONE ATTACK" against nature now.
    They forgot God is watching everything and about his final judgement. killing innocent peoples, Kids and destroying their lands. Robbed their wealth by killing them.
    May Allah save innocent Americans from his anger. May Allah protect them but punish only who deserves to be...

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  • sam, mangalore/doha

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Natures Fury = DEVASTATION

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  • Wilfred J Lewis, Matpady-Brahmavar/ Manhattan New York, USA

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    The emergency response for this hurricane disaster has been excellent so far. Low level flooding areas are floded. The well planned Manhattan City and New York City is built to take care of such natural disasters. The built in pump-system has been activated to pump the water out of tunnens. About dozen bridges and tunnels connecting island of Manhattan are closed now. It seems like within two days life will be normal.

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  • ismail hail, puttur

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Americans kill and help others to kill, thinking themselves as the most powerful of all even powerful than God,, this is how God punishes the wrong doers,,

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  • R.Bhandarkar., M

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Dear Ramali Pinto...
    It's not a question of who sneezes or who farts here....It's plain Nature's Fury....named Sandy...
    U not coining a new 'proverb'by the way?

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  • ismail hail, puttur

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    ಇದು ದೇವರ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಉಧಾಹರಣೆ ಮಾತ್ರ .ಇದು ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದಂಥಹ ರಾಕ್ಷಸ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಕರೆಗಂಟೆ ಯಾಗಿದೆ

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  • Ramesh, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Its sour grapes for Mr Shetty leave him alone in his sad state. God protect all the people whther Americans or otherwise in any calamity we have sooo many Indians working there ... n their families in India living a comfortable life , if not for Amercica n their compurter revolution so many youngsters would have been out of work. what if this happens to us ? what about cyclones N earthquakes floods in India are we cursed too mr Ismail?? since we have sooo many of them hapening in India n they leave such a devestation that people dont recover .. so mind ur words ... if America doesnt contain terrorism .. God help us...

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  • P.A.SHANU, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    7.5 Million is USA effected with storm Sandy living without power from the last 12 hours has become a worldwide news.

    25 Million in Karnataka living without power at least 8 hours a day . Its common in Karnataka.

    Not necessary strom Sandy must hit. Our MESCOM is more powerful than that

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Is this the curse of God to Americans? They are killing the innocent citizens and looting the small helpless countries in the name of terrorism and amass enormous wealth whenever their economy goes down.

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  • Rita, Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Dear Comment writers / Readers, We all are human beings and must have pained one or the other person. Therefore, pray for everyone whether they are good or bad for today it is their day and tomorrow it may be ours. Remeber you are still here living on this earth and No one can escape from these desasters (if comes).

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  • Tripti, Brahmavar/Dubai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Are American lives more precious than others? Sorry about loss of life about Americans, but 69 people from Caribbean Islands too are killed in Sandy storm. Is it not worth a mention?
    The science who always do finger in the Nature and environment, can stop this? Is there any science in the world who can stop this disaster. Please, respect the Nature, save the Nature and live happily in the lap of Nature. Jai Hind!

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  • Kanta, udupi

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    God is great!!!

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  • RAMALI PINTO, BANGALORE

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    IF USA SNEEZES WHOLE WORLD WILL GET FEVER.

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  • VICTOR, MANGALORE

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Hey Rakesh Shetty
    You are a narrow minded Frog in a well.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Mother nature and her fiery!. America and her superpower! a negation in front of the Earth and her elemnets Fire Air and Water.'GOD' and his mercy and the compassion.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    If USA gets affected with natural calamity whole world will be affected. India will be badly hit as so many youngsters will lose their job..

    Hope this will not continue..

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  • Subhash Pai, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Some of the commentators are kiddish here, such a big natural calamity and irresponsible comments. If this scale of storms effect in India millions of people will loose their life, In U.S few people. Nature can hit any where anytime, lets not compare it to any nonsense issues. Lets be prepared for Andhra-Tamils storms. Hope there will be zero causality.

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  • HERI, MANGALORE/UK

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Mr.Rakesh Shetty,
    For once can you keep you mouth shut or be a human and think like a human? What have those poor citizens done? What about the massive earthquake hit Gujarath and masses of our brothers and sisters died? Was it the fruit of their bad deeds? What if one of your family members was working in the hurricane hit part of US? Would you say the same or would you pray that they be safe?

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  • Addy, MGLR

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    ALL THIS IS PUNISHMENT FROM GOD FOR KILLING SO MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF TERROR NUCLEAR ETC ETC.

    JUST FOR OIL AND RELIGION THE GAME WAS PLAYED.. SEE THE RESULT

    FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS OPPOSITE REACTION

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  • Rihan, DXB

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    WHO IS THE BOSS NOW???ANY WAY MY PRAYER WITH THE AMERICANS...

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  • H Kunder, Mangalore/ Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    Why doesnt these type of sandstorm get into the Indian Parliament and take away all the corrupted along with it and throw them in the deep ocean.

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  • Rakesh shetty, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 30 2012


    GOD'S PUNISHMENT TO US FOR THEIR WORST BEHAVIOUR AND WORK.

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  • Jacobnelson, Bejai

    Tue, Oct 30 2012

    You can fight with Taliban,Al-Kaida and against terrorism.

    But can not with Nature.

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