New York officials warn of new Sandy crisis as temperatures plummet

Image: Up to 40,000 people need relocating because of damage from the storm and the lack of electricity and heat. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

guardian.co.uk - November 4th, 2012 - Matt Williams

Authorities in the north-east United States are warning of a new crisis facing the region as cold weather heads towards tens of thousands of people who still have no power or heat and are living in homes damaged by superstorm Sandy.

While much of New York City is approaching a semblance of normality, state governor Andrew Cuomo and the city's mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday that plummeting temperatures were now one of the main threats facing residents in other stricken areas such as Staten Island and Long Island.

Cuomo warned of a "massive, massive housing problem", with up to 40,000 people – mainly residents of public housing – needing relocating because of damage from the storm and the lack of electricity and heat.

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