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Email. Hurricane Sandy is expected to affect between 50 million and 60 million people, emergency management and weather officials warned Saturday afternoon.
But now, one month after Sandy made landfall, there are other, less obvious numbers that offer a window onto the stormâs continued toll. 25,000,000,000. Estimated dollar value of the lost business activity as a result of Sandy, according to financial analysis firm IHS Global Insight. 8,100,000.