Despite 'Sandy': Chabad emissaries gathering will be held at flooded quay

Hurricane Sandy has passed from New York skies, but the damage will still remain for long on the scene.

Next Wednesday, a worldwide Conference of Chabad Shluchim will open in Crown Heights.

The main event of the conference is destined to take place at the Brooklyn Cruz dock, which was damaged as a result of the storm, was water flooded and a number of events were canceled. Despite this, and contrary to other reports, the event will take place as planned.

"The storm is a headache for us, but will not cancel the conference," said Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky, from the conference management, to Chabad Shturem.net site. "The place where the event is supposed to be was drained and will be cleaned in the coming days. The power system will be operated with generators, so that in any event there will not be a problem. "

He said that preparations for the confrerence are continuing. "So far, there were three thousand people who signed up, 250 more than previously recorded at this time."

Meanwhile, many areas in New York and other states have still remained without electricity due to the storm. Wired communication problems as well as various cellular companies - continue, and many complain about slow web browsing. Today subways returned to work only partially.

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