Nor'easter knocks out power for tens of thousands across the US north-east

A powerful nor'easter struck the US north-east on Saturday, leaving more than 70,000 customers without electricity amid forecasts of dangerous wind, rain and flooding.

• More than 70,000 customers in the north-eastern US were without electricity on Saturday, with tens of millions of people in the storm's path.
• The National Weather Service forecast widespread flooding along the mid-Atlantic coast, particularly near New Jersey and Delaware.
• More than 200 flights to airports in Boston, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and New York were canceled Friday and Saturday, and Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows were called off.
• Brian Kelly, mayor of Sea Bright, New Jersey, said the borough is bracing for winds up to 50 mph and flooding reaching 6 feet on some streets.
• New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency amid the storm's coastal flooding and strong winds.
• The number of households without power grew to nearly 150,000 across the affected states.
• Organizers cancelled the Global Citizen Festival in New York because of the storm.
• Flight cancellations exceeded 400 across the north-east as the storm swept through, up from earlier reports of more than 200.
• The National Weather Service said the storm could persist for several days with high winds, high tides and heavy rain.
• A surfer was seen riding a wave in New Jersey despite hazardous conditions along the storm-battered coast.
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned that New York City and Long Island coastal areas face up to 15 centimeters of rain and 6-meter waves.
• The United Nations asked media covering the General Assembly to remove broadcast equipment from its New York headquarters because of high winds.