New Yorkers shut mother out as her sons drowned

A priest has condemned New York residents who refused to open their doors to a mother of two Irish boys who were swept away by Superstorm Sandy in the US.

Glenda Moore banged on doors in Staten Island seconds after losing her grip on sons Connor, 4, and Brandon, 2, during heavy floods and high winds on Oct 29.

Glenda, who is married to Donegal man Damien Moore, 39, was refused help after her truck was flipped upside down by the storm. Just seconds later, as she scrambled to get to higher ground, her sons were ripped from her grasp and washed away by rising waters.