Health Risks Will Rise in Sandy's WakeNovember 3, 2012
The torrential rains and hurtling winds of "superstorm" Sandy are slowly passing through, along with some of the more acute health dangers such as falling trees and high flood waters.
But in the days, weeks and months to come, residents of the hardest hit areas will face myriad risks to their health, experts say.
Sandy, dubbed a post-tropical cyclone by the National Hurricane Center, swept through the U.S. Northeast on Monday and Tuesday, leaving entire towns under water and dozens dead.
Overall, an estimated 7.2 million people across the Northeast were without power Tuesday morning, including much of New York City.
First, experts say, there are short-term hazards. Residents struggling to return and re-establish themselves in the region can't afford to forget that water plus electricity can add up to lethal danger.
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