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.
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