*Storm damage projected at £12bn // Ten people in New York among the dead // Many killed by falling trees
*President Barack Obama has declared a 'major disaster' in New York and Long Island
*President announces that he will visit New Jersey on Wednesday and warns that the crisis 'is not yet over'
*At least 7.4m properties across US East have lost power // New York City could be without power for a week
*NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg: 'Tragically we expect that number to go up' referring to New York death toll
*Record 13ft storm surge threatening lower Manhattan and howling winds left crane hanging from high-rise building
*Over 15,000 flights across the globe grounded due to Super Storm Sandy
*NYU Hospital loses backup power and evacuates patients // Nuclear power plant on alert
*More than 190 firefighters battled blaze destroying more than 80 homes in Breezy Point
*Stock trading is closed in the US again for a second day running - last time it was closed for two days was 1888
*Classified as a post-tropical cyclone, Sandy is expected to turn north and track back into New York state tonight
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