Storm Sandy blamed for at least 93 deaths in US, Canada

Deaths in the United States and Canada from Sandy, the massive storm that hit the US East Coast this week, rose to at least 93 on Thursday after the number of victims reported by authorities in New York City jumped and deaths in New Jersey and elsewhere also rose.

The latest New York City death count has risen to 38, police said. Fifteen of the city's dead were found on Staten Island, whose southeast flank took the full brunt of the storm surge. (Reuters)