The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that progress is being made in identifying and removing thousands of vehicles damaged beyond repair by Superstorm Sandy.
Presently there are no revisions to the estimate of 230,000 insurance claims for vehicle damage in the areas affected by last month's storm. Many of those vehicles were flooded and are being towed to holding areas where they will be loaded on car haulers and taken to facilities to be crushed.
On December 5, 2012, NICB officials visited holding areas in Brooklyn, where more than 7,000 new vehicles awaiting delivery to dealerships had been parked when Sandy flooded the area with more than 3 feet of water. All but 800 cars had been removed. The vehicles suffered extensive damage, as the wind and water shoved them into each other and flooded their electronic systems, damaging them beyond repair.
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