Unusually powerful Nor'easter batters US northeast with rain and wind

An unusually strong autumn Nor'easter intensified over the northeastern United States on Sunday with torrential rain and high winds, leaving tens of thousands without power and killing one person, US media reported. New York, Boston, and Philadelphia faced flooding warnings; the National Weather Service warned of major coastal flooding along the Mid-Atlantic through multiple high tides during a full moon as the storm moved toward New Jersey and Long Island.