YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS: The wrath of superstorm Sandy killed at least 33 people in seven states and left more than 8 million customers without power. The 33 victims died as the hurricane tore through states including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia, Armenpress reports referring to American sources.

"This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst that we have ever experienced," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference today. Seventeen of the victims were in New York State and 10 of those were in New York City, according to the AP.

The power outages were spread over 18 states Virginia to Maine, and while the number of customers affected was 8 million, the number of people would be several times that number.

This morning, President Obama issued disaster declarations for New York and New Jersey so that federal aid will be offered to the affected areas to help supplement state and local clean-up efforts.

Sandy continued on a ferocious streak early this morning when a berm in Bergen County, N.J., was breached, resulting in four to five feet of water flowing into three towns and endangering as many as 2,000 people, said Jeanne Beratta, spokesperson for the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management.

 In New York, the U.S. financial markets closed for a second day today, an unprecedented move for the stock exchange. In Lower Manhattan, the home of the financial district, a blowout at a Con Edison substation cut power to thousands of customers. The outage was likely the result flooding or flying debris, said John Miksad, senior vice president of electrical operations for the company. Water flooded into parts of New York City's subway system as well as vehicle tunnels; the water even flowed into the site of the 9/11 terror attack. America's largest city was cut off from the outside world after Mayor Michael Bloomberg closed bridges and tunnels and transit systems shut down. The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel took in more than 11 feet of water, WABC reported.

And transportation may prove to be a problem in the Big Apple during the coming days. Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence.