At least one person has been killed after a tornado-like storm ripped through New York. The sky turned black and tornado-like squalls torn through the city stranding ten of thousands of commuters. Officials suspended access to overcrowded Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, where people were locked shoulder to shoulder after fallen trees forced a halt to commuter rail traffic. Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens were hit hardest by the storm. Locals used axes to hack at trees that in some cases had crashed across stairways and front porches, trapping people inside homes. Winds reached up to 100mph shut down roads and power lines leaving 70,000 customers without power. The city's 911 switchboards were inundated with calls of injuries, a Fire Department spokesman said. He said several firefighters responded to scenes in Queens and Brooklyn where motorists were stuck in their vehicles after trees fell on them. (Daily Mail)Friday 17 September 2010
New York hit by a TORNADO: One person killed and a trail of destruction left as 100mph winds rip through city
At least one person has been killed after a tornado-like storm ripped through New York. The sky turned black and tornado-like squalls torn through the city stranding ten of thousands of commuters. Officials suspended access to overcrowded Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, where people were locked shoulder to shoulder after fallen trees forced a halt to commuter rail traffic. Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens were hit hardest by the storm. Locals used axes to hack at trees that in some cases had crashed across stairways and front porches, trapping people inside homes. Winds reached up to 100mph shut down roads and power lines leaving 70,000 customers without power. The city's 911 switchboards were inundated with calls of injuries, a Fire Department spokesman said. He said several firefighters responded to scenes in Queens and Brooklyn where motorists were stuck in their vehicles after trees fell on them. (Daily Mail)