Hurricane Sandy

[Combine 017]

It looks like it was all burned down. How does that happen during a hurricane?

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Combine 017

It looks like it was all burned down. How does that happen during a hurricane?

It's actually very common. Power lines fail and drop on homes, trees, etc. Trees or other heavy objects fall and hit exterior gas meters.

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Professor S

It's actually very common. Power lines fail and drop on homes, trees, etc. Trees or other heavy objects fall and hit exterior gas meters.

Yup. Here's an example of it happening.



Again in Queens. Hardly any rain at all. Just wind.

[Typhoid]

I feel so fucking bad for all the people who not only lost people - but lost their hometowns, or the places they grew up.
I'm not sure if anyone can really imagine a several block radius around their home just being completely flattened is like.