An airliner from Atlanta skidded off a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Thursday and crashed through a fence before coming to rest at the edge of frigid waters, as a treacherous snow storm reaching from Texas to New England affected 94 million people.
At least six people were killed Sunday when severe cyclone "Hudhud" hit the east coast of India with winds of almost 200 kmph, said officials.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for all of New York State, effective immediately as a winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, ice, and freezing rain to communities in both the upstate and downstate regions.
At least eight people died and eight others were missing in a storm in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, local civil defense office said Sunday.
Typhoon Usagi has killed at least 25 people after making landfall in south China's Guangdong Province on Sunday evening, said the provincial government on Monday.
New York City residents overwhelmingly believe that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and City Mayor Michael Bloomberg did an "excellent" or "good" job responding to Hurricane Sandy, according to a poll released here on Tuesday.
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