The reports coming in from across New York City this evening, especially in lower Manhattan and low-lying areas of Brooklyn, suggest a worst-case scenario is ongoing: record storm surge from Hurricane Sandy overtopping and breaching the city’s flood protections, swamping the city’s subway tunnels, sending flood waters through city streets, and knocking out power to large swaths of the city.

We’re following the latest developments at TPMLivewire.

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