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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.
Sandy facts. 1  October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy strikes with a storm surge weather experts had never seen before. 2  37,000 primary residences destroyed or damaged. 3  8.7 million cubic yards of debris left behind.  2.7 million New Jerseyans without power.