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UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1: The United Nations headquarters overlooking New York’s East River suffered “unprecedented damage” from hurricane Sandy, Yukio Takasu, the world body’s management chief, told the General Assembly on Thursday at the end of its first session after the storm. The most serious damage was from flooding, which affected many basement offices and the cooling system in the main secretariat building, and caused a small fire.
The UN’s security chief Gregory Starr told the 193-member body that the flooding also affected many electrical components and tore the sheeting off the top of the 39-story secretariat building.—AP
