US East Coast Prepares For Hurricane Sandy Landfall

October 29, 2012 from NTDTV

Along the East Coast of the US, they're bracing for Hurricane Sandy which is on track to make landfall on Monday. New Jersey resident Don Hughes and others in Point Pleasant spent most of the day boarding up their homes. "I guess statistically they are saying it is going to hit pretty hard and... going to have a lot of water damage. That is definitely for sure," says Hughes. "You can see how quickly it is coming up already and everybody is anticipating a lot of water."

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