New York and New Jersey officials grappled Sunday with where to house tens of thousands of residents left homeless by superstorm Sandy.

纽约州和新泽西州的官员们周日忙着为数万名因超级风暴"桑迪"(Sandy)而无家可归的居民寻找住处。

The problem loomed as wintry weather descended on the region, endangering hundreds of thousands of other people whose homes were intact but didn't have electricity they needed to heat their homes.

这个问题随着寒冷天气降临该地区而浮现出来，令数十万名房屋虽未受损但因断电而无法取暖的人陷入困境。

Temperatures in the region are roughly 10 degrees below normal