Hurricane Sandy Hurricane

October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye, making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey. (CNN)
This disaster was not just a Hurricane it was labeled a “Super Storm”. Hurricane Sandy collided with an already powerful winter storm. With both of these powerful storms colliding a positive after math was not an option. New Jersey had a severe
A hurricane can cause a lot of depression and anxiety. The metal- health toll in New Jersey was at a high due to all of the catastrophic damages that they endured. The likelihood of individuals developing severe psychological condition after a disaster is very common. Many people endure death, the loss of a home or business, and the loss of family. In New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut there was a 25 percent increase in diagnoses of depression within 6 weeks following the storm. That is about 540,000 people that were diagnosed. People that experienced life- threatening situation during this catastrophic storm were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with is a major depressive
Not only are the mental facilities feeling the after math, so are physician offices. Many people denied emergency services after and before the storm and now looking for professional help. People in New Jersey and surrounding states are still looking for treatment and receiving treatments for the problems that occurred during Sandy. Due to people not being prepared for this catastrophic event, many people went months without out proper medication and treatments. So many people are still recovering mentally and physically after years after Sandy.