Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages

At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New England

A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.

Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, at least one person was killed and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity.

There was significant coastal flooding, rough surf, powerful winds, rain and dangerous rip currents from North Carolina through New England. Boston and the New York City tri-state area were among the regions affected.

Power was slowly being restored by Sunday afternoon , with about 110,500 households still without electricity, according to the website Poweroutage.US. In New York, more than 21,000 customers remained without electricity, while the power was out for about 11,940 customers in New Jersey.