Nor'easter kills one person and leaves over 68,000 homes without power along US East Coast
A powerful nor'easter swept along the East Coast of the United States, cancelling approximately 400 flights and cutting electricity to more than 68,000 homes. The storm killed one person in Brooklyn, New York, when a falling tree struck him, and injured four others in the same borough.
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A nor'easter battered the East Coast of the United States with damaging wind gusts that toppled trees and disrupted travel across the region. The storm forced the cancellation of approximately 400 flights and left more than 68,000 homes without electricity.
In Brooklyn, New York, a 56-year-old employee of the New York City Housing Authority was killed when a falling tree struck him in a parking lot in the East New York neighbourhood. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and the housing authority expressed condolences to his family. Elsewhere in Brooklyn, four people suffered minor injuries when a tree fell at a playground in the Homecrest section during the storm, and they were treated at Maimonides Medical Center. Officials have not confirmed whether wind was directly responsible for the falling trees, though the storm's timing coincided with both incidents.
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