Hurricane Sandy swirls off the Mid-Atlantic coastline in this October 2012 satellite photo provided by NOAA. (NOAA/AP/File)
Hurricane Sandy released billions of gallons of sewage
Hurricane Sandy released 11 billion gallons of sewage from East Coast treatment plants into bodies of water from Washington, D.C., to Connecticut. The sewage released by Hurricane Sandy spilled into surrounding waters and even some city streets.
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