Superstorm Sandy Victims Left out in the Cold During Arctic Blast
By: Fox News
Updated: January 25, 2013
The brutal cold snap affecting much of the country is taking a devastating toll on victims of superstorm Sandy, many of whom are camped out in tent cities or living in homes without power, heat or running water.
Those unable to get proper lodging have hunkered down in their homes without the basic necessities of heat, electricity, or running water.
"Many families in Union Beach are using space heaters to warm upstairs," said Jeanette Van Houten, a resident from the small New Jersey town that was among the hardest-hit communities. "There's people with no heat, no electric, but they are staying in the house because it's better than having to deal with FEMA and having to leave hotels every two weeks.
"There are families who have chosen to stay in their homes just to have some sort of normalcy," she added.
The cold wave has brought single-digit temperatures to the Northeast, some 10 to 15 degrees below normal for the time of year.
Residents of the New Dorp Beach section of Staten Island have taken shelter in tents set up by aid workers with only small propane heaters, sleeping bags and blankets to stave off the bone-chilling cold, according to reports.
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