About 70, 000 households lost power and several homes and roads were washed away.

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Since the particulates travel great distances before they are washed out, even this small dose is not a function of distance from the power plant, but is randomized geographically.

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Power lines and trees fell on rail lines across the state, and sections of the New Jersey Coast Line were washed away.

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