Man killed by falling tree in nor'easter hitting New York

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 27 Sept, 15:18 · Archive

A 56-year-old man in Brooklyn was killed by a falling tree as a nor'easter struck the region with severe winds.

A nor'easter brought extreme winds and heavy rain to New York and surrounding areas on Sunday, killing a 56-year-old man in Brooklyn when a tree fell near 700 Euclid Avenue in East New York. Over 100,000 homes lost power. The Daily Mail reports that another person is missing and four others, including young children, were injured.

How it is being reported

• Deadly nor'easter turns streets to rivers as 65mph winds and torrential rainfall wreaks havoc while flights are urgently stopped... and there's even more destruction to comeDaily Mail · 27 Sept, 15:06
• Violent nor’easter hammers NYC and surrounding region, leaving one dead in carnageNew York Post · 27 Sept, 00:19
• NYC man killed from falling tree as nor’easter bears down tri-state with extreme wind gustsNew York Post · 26 Sept, 22:36

In this story: New York · Brooklyn · East New York

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