Storm Sandy, now a post-tropical cyclone, makes landfall on the eastern US coast, bringing torrential rain, high winds and flood surges.

Construction vehicle seen in front of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 29 October 2012

30 October 2012 Last updated at 00:42 GMT

Storm Sandy makes landfall in eastern US

Sandy made landfall close to Atlantic City in New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy

A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast.

Sandy, now a post-tropical cyclone, passed over the New Jersey coast at about 20:00 local time (midnight GMT), packing winds of about 80mph (129km/h).
Up to 60 million people could be affected, with hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate homes. More than a million people have lost power.
Transport has halted in eastern cities, and thousands of flights are grounded.
The storm killed dozens of people as it passed through the Caribbean.
Sandy lost its hurricane status late on Monday as it neared the coast and collided with winter weather systems.
It made landfall close to Atlantic City.

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