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Tuesday October 30, 2012

City: Storm flooded seven New York subway lines


NEW YORK: Surging seawater forced ashore by superstorm Sandy flooded seven New York subway tunnels and six bus garages in the worst disaster for city transport in a century, the network's chief said Tuesday.

"The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night," said Joseph Lhota, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). - AFP

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