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October 31, 2012 01:40 pm PDT
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NYC's 911 system overloaded during Hurricane Sandy
The "Superstorm" that wallopped the Northeast US this week serves as another reminder of how easily overwhelmed New York Citys 911 phone system is. So much so that Mayor Mike Bloomberg again and again urged citizens not to use it to report anything but the most immediate life-threatening emergencies. "The city said it was receiving [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/sIJ0by2_pj0/nycs-911-system-overloaded-d.html
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