Pa. Gov.: 433 roads, bridges still shut down

HARRISBURG - Gov. Corbett said Tuesday that the worst of Hurricane Sandy is over in Pennsylvania, but that the storm left two people dead, hundreds of roads and bridges closed and more than a million residents without power.

At a 9 a.m. briefing, the governor said two people were killed in the last 24 hours by falling trees in Berks and Susquehanna counties. He said 433 roads and bridges are still shut down, and that the biggest challenge now is restoring power to the 1.3 customers without it.

"For Pennsylvania," which does not have a coastline, Hurricane Sandy "was not as bad as it could have been," said Corbett.

He said he will be reaching out to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to see what assistance Pennsylvania can give those two states, which were much harder hit by the storm.

In all, Corbett said 600 Pennsylvanians have sought refuge in 48 shelters across the state, and that number is expected to fluctuate. He also said 38 counties are under emergency declarations, and that Pennsylvania has four warehouses of food available for any mass feedings that are necessary.

Though some major interstates are starting to reopen, SEPTA and Amtrak still are closed.