At least 76 people in the U.S. and two in Canada died during the storm, raising Sandy’s overall death toll to 145. Many computer systems in key sectors, such as government, banking and healthcare, continued to function, in part because of careful business continuity planning. Verizon managed to keep its national and regional command and control centers operational. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius declared a public health emergency for New York and New Jersey. Many officials at governments, banks and hospitals contacted by Information Security Media Group’s editors reported significant problems with executing disaster plans.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/assessing-response-to-superstorm-sandy-a-5259