Sandy leaves at least 38 dead in U.S.

The  Hurricane  Sandy  has caused the  deaths of at least 38 people  in the U.S., mostly due to  fallen trees on cars and homes , local media reported. In the city of  New York,  there have been 15 deaths  at the last Local media report and reach  20 statewide namesake , the  hardest hit  so far by the hurricane. The governor of New York,  Mario Cuomo , in a press conference said:  "I fear that this figure will be higher" , to assess the damage from the storm, which  made ​​landfall Monday afternoon in New Jersey. According to the mayor, Michael Bloomberg , this storm was " perhaps the worst"experienced by New York in its history and caused" extensive damage  will not be repaired in the overnight "including  80 houses burnt  in a single fire. Tragically, the storm  has claimed the lives  of people in our city. Their families are in our thoughts and  prayers , "the mayor said at a news conference. Some  200,000 homes were still without power in Manhattan , the company said Con Edison . Throughout the city, the figure rose to  500,000 customers. The city is also  three or four days without subway service  due to the passage of the megatormenta, Bloomberg said,  while bridges reopened  and is expected to  begin circulating buses on Wednesday. The rest of the deaths were reported in the states of  Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.