Sandy was the deadliest hurricane to hit the Northeast in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation’s history, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The center released a report yesterday that attributes 72 deaths in the United States directly to Sandy, from Maryland to New Hampshire. That’s more than any hurricane to hit the Northeast since Hurricane Agnes killed 122 people in 1972.
The report counts at least 87 more deaths indirectly tied to the storm.
The report estimates that Sandy caused $50 billion in damage, greater than any hurricane but Katrina.