In one flooded by Hurricane "Sandy" of New York City burned 50 homes

NEW YORK, October 30. /ITAR-TASS /. In waterlogged Hurricane "Sandy" the New York borough of Queens burned 50 homes. This was reported today firefighters metropolis.

To fight the fire were thrown about 200 settlements. As a result, emergency injuring two people. On the causes of the fire are still unknown.

Storm "Sandy" made landfall in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday night. Hurricane victims are already at least 16 people in the states of New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and West Virginia.

In New York, was also a flood - the water level rose to four meters. According to experts, the damage from "Sandy" may amount to $ 20 billion.