While severe weather poses risks at the time it’s occurring, the aftermath of a storm can be risky as well, according to an article on nonfatal injuries during the week after Hurricane Sandy in this week’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Report.
The storm made landfall in densely populated areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut on Oct. 29, 2012, forcing many people to evacuate their homes through water and debris. Flooding affected 51 square miles of New York City (NYC) and resulted in 43 deaths, many caused by drowning in the home, along with numerous storm-related injuries