MissInfo.tv » New York Underwater: The Most Surreal, Shocking #HurricaneSandy Photos

Miss Info: In just a few hours last night, Hurricane Sandy went from being a fun meme inspiration…to being a deadly and destructive disaster. Most of the Missinfo.tv team is in the dark without Internet or electricity…but luckily Mr.North is manning the blog while we check in via phone. Here are just some of the scary images of what we are seeing in New York. As day breaks, the real damage is coming into sharp focus…my favorite news anchor NY1′s Pat Kiernan mentioned this morning that in same ways, these shared challenges and destruction hasn’t been felt like this for New Yorkers since 9-11, although the fatalities are way less, obviously. And it’s true, we were all huddled at home, with candles, or on our phones…checking on each other and glued to the news.

And we were all shocked by the photos and stories of fires, flooding, and heroism. And the casualties are still being counted.

If you would like to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy: Donate money to the Red Cross’s Hurricane Sandy efforts. Donate to Team Rubicon, Iraq War veterans who are volunteering their rescue expertise. Or The Salvation Army. Donate to rescue pets via the Humane Society. Or More charity links via New York Observer. Or volunteer to help out at a local shelter. According to NY1, these two shelters need help at John Jay High School (237 7th Ave, Brooklyn) and the Park Slope Armory (361 15th St., Brooklyn).
UPDATE: Details on texting quick $10 donations to the Red Cross, Humane Society etc.

Check out the surreal videos and pictures from what happened last night….
After the jump

Con Ed explosion on Manhattan’s East Side

You could see that Eastside’s Con Ed explosion from all the way across the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Video of the front of an apartment building in Chelsea being ripped off

Parking garages are floating car fishbowls. Not sure why the water is stained red, but it just adds to the creepiness.

The World Trade Center construction site…became a waterfall during the surge.

Here’s a view of the ambulances rushing to evacuate over 250 patients after NYU hospital’s back-up generator failed, including newborns from the intensive care unit. They were carried down 9 flights of stairs in the dark. Unbelievable effort and heroism from medical staff and first responders.

While it seems to go against reason, there were tons of fires breaking out amidst the flooding. In Breezy Point, Queens…the winds spread fires along entire blocks, destroying 80 homes. Hundreds of firefighters and soldiers were called in. But look at the aftermath:

(photos sourced from: KRDO News, JetBlue, Getty Images/BusinessInsider, BuzzFeed, USNews, Daily Mail UK, CNN, Greg/Sarcasymptote, Nick Summers, Associated Press, Hazotlah EMS, The JFly, )

Previously: Hurricane Sandy Highs and Lows: All the Photos, Memes and Parodies You Need Beat Cabin Fever

JMillionNYC Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 3:34 pm

those burnings in Queens is the saddest i seen

Miss Info Reply:
October 30th, 2012 at 3:42 pm

totally unreal….it looks like some kind of nuclear aftermath

Truf.com Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 3:38 pm

wow

BigBrooklyn Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 4:56 pm

Wow….I’m trying to come up with something clever or thought-provoking, but wow is all I can come up with. Thank goodness I’m in LA until next week.

boblap Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 6:33 pm

hahahaha fuck every body in new york thank God am no their

Miss Info Reply:
October 30th, 2012 at 6:38 pm

aww you’re trying so hard : )

A-boogie Reply:
October 30th, 2012 at 7:54 pm

Info this person is clearly a clown lookin for attention. We should call him boo boo the fool!

Rhyme & Reason Reply:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:52 pm

lol gotta love it.

the Method Reply:
October 30th, 2012 at 7:54 pm

I’m never amazed at the stupidity written on posts all over the internet. Posters on this site/blog are usually not as bad. But the level of your callousness and stupidity is troubling and incredibly thoughtless.

Rioan Reply:
October 31st, 2012 at 4:21 am

Guys, I’m in Portugal, and hope you can fix all the destruction the fast as you can.
40 person dead is horrible, but in face of so much destruction thankfully there weren’t more dead…
America is a great country, I’m sure in a month everything will be forgotten, and better than before!

@ChicagoMadeMe Reply:
October 31st, 2012 at 8:20 am

@boblap-People are dealing with real shit out there and you in here trying to be funny with your corny ass comment..sad. Everyone wants to be an “internet asshole”. You all know the type, say the most ignorant shit they can think of in response to serious topics.. but when they log off, their lives are as sad as their thirst for attention online. People died behind this hurricane, i wonder if you lost someone close to you would you remain so insensitive?

P.S- after reading your comment, i have advice.. spell check, proofread

CeasThaGIANT Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 7:55 pm

@boblap hey quick question, at which grade in elementary school did you drop out??

spirit104 Says:
October 30th, 2012 at 8:13 pm

well now. Ive been to african countries where you get no electricity for upto 2 weeks, no running water and its too hot to walk outside or do nothing cause food is hard to come by unless you have money. so this to me would be an excuse not to go to work. Thats about it.

I just feel sorry for all the insurance companies and the people who pay upto them.
When the floods happened in australia alot of insurance companies said they would not pay out to people because they did not cover the type of flood that had occurred. apparently there are several definitions for the word “flood”, so they used that tactic to avoid paying out to home owners. a couple of insurance companies that did the right thing and paid out went completely bust or had to join bigger firms. Lets hope that this wont happen in america because alot of people lost their cars, had their homes destroyed or damaged by water and will need that insurance cover they have been paying for. The government better step up as well.

One thing I never understood is why america is so focused on donating and helping other countries when its own country is in a pretty bad state. America is piratically an import country atm, local industry is almost dead because people want larger profit margins.
It has also been estimated that at the rate of education and exposure being experienced in india and china any job could be outsourced within 10 years and done equally as well. just like giving the saudis loads of money and expecting them to just sit on it. very soon they are going to want more than just cars and expensive education for their children pretty much like iran.

end of rant. hope your all doing well in New York (Hmm wet t-shirts… ok now i wish i was in New York)

Real Talk Of NY Reply:
October 31st, 2012 at 7:18 am

Fam good points across the board. But lets keep it 100. As long as the customer paid their premiums, had full coverage on their vehicle, Natural disaster coverage on their buildings, No way an insurance company in the US can attempt to back out handling this mess. I work for an Insurance Company,…but as we call it “In Case Shit happens” company. Homie they invest the customers money well, they are sitting on a boat load of money. And I don’t know about Australian insurance companies, the ones here are also insured, it’s called reinsurance. Now the Sad part because is when it happens on a mass scale like this, it will take forever before everybody gets their money and get their life in order.

nyyank33 Reply:
October 31st, 2012 at 4:34 pm

I agree, with one exception: The insurance companies are not going to get my sympathy. You watch in the aftermath of all the people who paid their premiums on time who are “disenfranchised” because those scmmers of insurers will find every reason not to pay up. How about this one for starters: “Yeah it was a hurricane and the wind did minimal damage, however, 80% of the damage was from the water for which you do not have coverage because you are NOT in a flood zone nor did you have flood insurance. You are on your own.”