飓风仙蒂使美国东部爆发水灾
"Super-storm" Sandy has swept into the eastern US coast, bringing severe flooding and claiming at least 13 lives.
“超级风暴”仙蒂横扫美国东海岸，带来严重水灾并造成至少13人死亡。
Sandy caused a record surge of seawater in New York City, flooding subway and road tunnels and leaving much of Lower Manhattan without power.
An estimated 50 million people could be affected, with up to one million ordered to evacuate homes.
At least five million people are without electricity.
The full extent of the damage may not be known until daybreak.
Public transport has been halted in several eastern cities, and thousands of flights have been grounded.
Both President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney cancelled campaign appearances little more than a week before the presidential election.
The storm made landfall close to Atlantic City in New Jersey at about 20:00 local time (midnight GMT), packing winds of more than 80mph (129km/h).
Much of Atlantic City was under water, and 30,000 residents were evacuated.
America's oldest nuclear power plant, Oyster Creek in New Jersey, was put on alert due to rising water, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.