A powerful storm known as a nor'easter battered the US east coast, causing power outages, flooding, high winds and hazardous ocean conditions. At least one person was killed in New York City, and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity across the region. The storm struck the mid-Atlantic and New England over the weekend, and was forecast to continue into the early part of the week, while local officials in New Jersey and New York told residents that high tides in the week could potentially bring more flooding. Eight counties in New Jersey remain under a state of emergency.

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