PA Helps Out New York and New Jersey
By: Charlotte Ames
Updated: October 30, 2012
HARRISBURG, PA -- Governor Tom Corbett says Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath killed three people in Pennsylvania and left more than one million without power.
According to the governor, thirty-eight Pennsylvania counties declared a State of Emergency and six hundred residents took refuge in about fifty-seven shelters.
Since Pennsylvania was spared the worst damage, the state opened up two shelters, one at West Chester University, and another at East Stroudsburg University, for storm victims from New Jersey and New York.
Pennsylvania also sent thirty-five ambulances and a mass casualty bus to the neighboring states.
The governor says he won't know until at least next week how much damage, in monetary terms, the state sustained.
According to the governor, thirty-eight Pennsylvania counties declared a State of Emergency and six hundred residents took refuge in about fifty-seven shelters.
Since Pennsylvania was spared the worst damage, the state opened up two shelters, one at West Chester University, and another at East Stroudsburg University, for storm victims from New Jersey and New York.
Pennsylvania also sent thirty-five ambulances and a mass casualty bus to the neighboring states.
The governor says he won't know until at least next week how much damage, in monetary terms, the state sustained.
Charlotte Ames is the area's only local Health Reporter and brings you the latest medical health news weeknights. You can catch Healthcast on WTAJ News at 5:00pm and her Health Headlines report on WTAJ News at 5:30pm.