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Event: TC Tropical Cyclone Number: 2012-000180 Country: JAM Jamaica Location: Date (YMD): 2012-10-24 Time: Duration: Magnitude: Information Source: IFRC Comments: Hurricane Sandy reached 24 October 2012 Jamaica as category 1 hurricane, making a landfall over southeastern Jamaica around 19:00UTC (2pm local time) with 129k/h winds with severe torrential rains hitting the country. Hurricane caused one fatality and fallen branches and metal parts wounded some people. Several roads were blocked by fallen trees which caused inaccessibility to many communities but clearing of roads were done and many roads are again becoming functionable. Fallen trees have caused cutting of electric wires causing electricity cuts in many communities (i.e. capital Kingston area, St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland parishes). Due to electricity cuts, northeaster-eastern part of the country has many communities without water and they are either using their water tank reserves or getting water from the rivers. Airports were closed for one day but both Montego Bay airport and Sangsters International Airport are now open. Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: TC-2012-000180-HTI Tropical Cyclone,Haiti: The eye of Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Kingston on Jamaica on 24 Oct 2012 and struck Cuba the next day. By 26 Oct, 38 people had been killed across the Caribbean: 26 in Haiti, 11 in Cuba and one in Jamaica. TC-2012-000180-CUB Tropical Cyclone,Cuba: During its passage through Cuba, Sandy left significant damages behind, particularly in the city of Santiago de Cuba which is not usually in the direct path of Caribbean hurricanes, and the city sustained the strongest winds as it was exposed to the eastern and stronger side of the hurricane. In addition to the strong winds, the coast was also affected by storm surges. In Siboney, some 14 kilometres from Santiago city, the waves were some 10 metres above the coastal barrier, with the ocean reaching some 35 metres inland. TC-2012-000180-USA Tropical Cyclone,United States: Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the United States in late October after leaving significant damage behind in the Caribbean. It passed a few hundred miles southeast of North Carolina and then made landfall near Brigantine, New Jersey. It caused extensive damage to many northeastern states, particularly New York and New Jersey.