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Superstorm Sandy: 17 Killed, 7 Million Powerless | Reduction

Superstorm Sandy: 17 Killed, 7 Million Powerless

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Superstorm Sandy unleashed its lethal wrath on the United States, killing at least 17 people in seven states and leaving an estimated seven million without power. People died as the hurricane tore through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia. Three of the victims were children, according to the AP. This morning, President Obama issued disaster declarations for New York and New Jersey so that federal aid will be offered to the affected areas to help supplement state and local clean-up efforts. Hurricane Sandy: Full Coverage Sandy continued on a ferocious streak early this morning when a berm in Bergen County, N.J., was breached, resulting in four to five feet of water flowing into three towns and endangering as many as 2,000 people, said Jeanne Beratta, spokesperson for the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management. "We're doing rescues by boat.

People:

President Obama

Overall Sentiment: -0.280938

Relevance: 0.429555

Disambiguation: Politician | President | Appointer | AwardWinner | Celebrity | PoliticalAppointer | U.S.Congressperson | USPresident | TVActorReferences:

John Miksad

Overall Sentiment: -0.115641

Relevance: 0.334026

SentimentQuote
-0.0488475"When we went into today, we knew the forecast was for strong winds from Sandy as well as the potential for flooding, so we had anticipated and reported to you all that we were expecting overhead outages," Miksad said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0488475
  • Mean: -0.0488475
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Gov. Chris Christie

Overall Sentiment: 0.048311

Relevance: 0.286087

SentimentQuote
-0.263997Gov. Chris Christie said that the state "kind of took it in the neck worse than any other place," ...
0"[Obama] called me last night around midnight to ask what else can be done," Christie told ...
0.0999436"[Obama] called me last night around midnight to ask what else can be done," Christie told GMA. "I have to say, the administration, the president himself and FEMA administrator Craig Fugate have been outstanding with us so far. We have a great partnership with them and I want to thank the president personally for his personal attention to this."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 3
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1640534
  • Mean: -0.054684466666667
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Overall Sentiment: -0.13579

Relevance: 0.263147

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Baratta

Overall Sentiment: 0.587112

Relevance: 0.258474

SentimentQuote
0.264821"We're doing rescues by boat. We're doing rescues with large trucks. We're doing rescues all over those areas," Baratta told ...
0.274214"We're doing rescues by boat. We're doing rescues with large trucks. We're doing rescues all over those areas," Baratta told "Good Morning America."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.539035
  • Mean: 0.2695175
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Jeanne Beratta

Overall Sentiment: -0.0110456

Relevance: 0.249228

Craig Fugate

Overall Sentiment: 0.212042

Relevance: 0.248979

Joe Lhota

Overall Sentiment: 0.201038

Relevance: 0.2218

SentimentQuote
0.214322"The New York City subway system…has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night," MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.214322
  • Mean: 0.214322
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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NaturalDisaster: Hurricane Sandy

Overall Sentiment: -0.268881

Relevance: 0.843191

NaturalDisaster: hurricane

Overall Sentiment: -0.0762658

Relevance: 0.307984

TelevisionShow: Good Morning America

Overall Sentiment: 0.261874

Relevance: 0.374943

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