Sandy victims hit by big freeze

Falling temperatures on the East Coast today put more people at risk in a region already battling petrol shortages, power cuts and spasms of lawlessness in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

With temperatures near freezing and more than 700,000 people still without power in the area, some who were planning to run in the cancelled New York City Marathon instead headed to the hard-hit borough of Staten Island this morning to volunteer to help storm victims.