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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Tue 30 Oct, 2012 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live coverage: Superstorm hits US At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the megastorm Sandy slammed into the US east coast today. Large areas of lower New York City have been flooded; bridge and tunnel access to Manhattan has reportedly been cut; and most of Atlantic City is underwater. New York's 911 system fielded 10,000 calls every 30 minutes at the height of the storm and America's oldest nuclear power plant has been placed on alert after being damaged. There are reports of widespread flooding and power outages. Follow our live blog for updates. 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