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    KATIE ORLINSKY - NYT
    Workers next to a circuit breaker that caused an explosion at a Consolidated Edison power plant in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Katie Orlinsky/The New York Times)
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    KATIE ORLINSKY - NYT
    Residents eat pizza given away by 11B Express as others wait in line in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Katie Orlinsky/The New York Times)
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    LIBRADO ROMERO - NYT
    Damaged property is removed from a home belonging to Anna and Martin Waters along Shore Road in the Old Greenwich neighborhood of Greenwich, Conn., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Librado Romero/The New York Times)
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    RUTH FREMSON - NYT
    A boat in the street after Hurricane Sandy in the Howard Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
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    EARL WILSON - NYT
    A tree that fell on a parked car in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Earl Wilson/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    Debris surrounds cars in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    Police officers remove damaged awnings in the Chinatown neighborhood in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    Destruction left from a fire caused by Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    Workers pump out floodwaters from train tracks at the South Ferry subway station in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    People view the destruction left from a fire during Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Sand bags at the entrance of a train station in the Coney Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Debris left after floodwaters in the Coney Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    An area burned by a fire during Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    FRED R CONRAD - NYT
    Rescue workers evacuate residents in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. The remnants of Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after the storm ground life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Debris left after floodwaters in the Coney Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    RICHARD PERRY - NYT
    A man in a wheel chair who was taken out of a flooded home is taken down from a National Guard truck in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Debris left after floodwaters in Brighton Beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    FRED R CONRAD - NYT
    Residents are rescued from floodwaters after a levee broke in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. As Hurricane Sandy churned inland as a downgraded storm, residents up and down the battered mid-Atlantic region woke on Tuesday to lingering waters, darkened homes and the daunting task of cleaning up from storm surges and their devastating effects. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    Members of a New York Police Department tactical team rescue Haley Rombi, 3, in the Dongon Hills neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. As Hurricane Sandy churned inland as a downgraded storm, residents up and down the battered mid-Atlantic region woke on Tuesday to lingering waters, darkened homes and the daunting task of cleaning up from storm surges and their devastating effects. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    Rescue workers search for trapped residents in the Dongan Hills neighborhood of the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    DAMON WINTER - NYT
    Flooding at One New York Plaza in Battery Park in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. As Hurricane Sandy churned inland as a downgraded storm, residents up and down the battered mid-Atlantic region woke on Tuesday to lingering waters, darkened homes and the daunting task of cleaning up from storm surges and their devastating effects. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    From left: Justin Mitchell, 11, and Jayden Wright, 7, sit with their mother Tiffany Mitchell after being rescued from their home in the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    RICHARD PERRY - NYT
    Mike Kavanagh walks through floodwaters on Main Street to check on his car in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
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    DAMON WINTER - NYT
    A parking garage in the Wall Street area under floodwaters in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    A family is rescued from the Dongan Hills neighborhood in the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    Neighbors Susan and Joseph Ho, Kia and Safet Kalaba, and their son Arven, 1, are rescued from the Dongan Hills neighborhood in the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    RICHARD PERRY - NYT
    A vehicle is driven through floodwaters on Main Street in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL NAGLE - NYT
    Michael Mimmo kayaks through floodwaters in Bayville, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Nagle/The New York Times)
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    MARCUS YAM - NYT
    Pedestrians walk on the Brooklyn Bridge, which is closed off to traffic in front of a powerless Manhattan skyline in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Marcus Yam/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    A firefighter hoses down remnants left after a fire caused by Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Firefighters spray down the remains of some of the dozens of homes destroyed by fire in Breezy Point in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    RICHARD PERRY - NYT
    Two men canoe back from checking on their business near the river in Little Ferry, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    Destruction left from a fire caused by Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Damage from a fire that destroyed dozens of homes in Breezy Point in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Firefighters look for hot spots in the remains of some of the dozens of homes destroyed by fire in Breezy Point in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    MARILYNN K YEE - NYT
    Workers clean up fallen trees blocking the street on West 90th St. between Columbus and Central Park West in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    A woman carries a child through floodwaters in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    ANGEL FRANCO - NYT
    Debris at a damaged property in the Harbor View community of Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Angel Franco/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    People gather where there was a wifi connection and phone service in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    CHANG W. LEE - NYT
    A damaged crane attached to the One57 residential tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
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    KARSTEN MORAN - NYT
    Agathe Theillaumas , 6, is photographed by her father, Frederic, visiting from Paris, in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL NAGLE - NYT
    People scavenge for matching pairs of shoes from a Marshall's store in flood waters in Lawrence, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Nagle/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL NAGLE - NYT
    Firefighters put out a fire at the Harbor Light Pub in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Nagle/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL NAGLE - NYT
    Firefighters put out a fire at the Harbor Light Pub in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Nagle/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    Members of a New York Fire Department rescue a family in the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    A view of midtown Manhattan from the Consolidated Edison headquarters in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    JESSICA KOURKOUNIS - NYT
    Homes in floodwaters in Ocean City, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Jessica Kourkounis/The New York Times)
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    MEG ROUSSOS - NYT
    Steve Trickett delivers mail in Morgantown, W.Va., Oct. 30, 2012. Hurricane Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Meg Roussos/The New York Times)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    A firefighter sprays water on a home burned by a fire during Hurricane Sandy in the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    An American flag hangs in the door of a home damaged by a fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    HIROKO MASUIKE - NYT
    Workers of the Ear Inn attempt to remove floodwaters from the basement in the Manhattan borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
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    MICHAEL KIRBY SMITH - NYT
    Members of the New York Police Department search for two missing children in the Staten Island borough of New York, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times)
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    METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTH - NYT
    A boat on the tracks at Metro-North's Ossining Station after Hurricane Sandy in Ossining, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states, leaving behind the daunting task of cleaning up. (Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York via The New York Times) -- EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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    OZIER MUHAMMAD - NYT
    Sandbags outside the entrance to Goldman Sachs building in New York, Oct. 30, 2012. A quick restart of trading after the storm might result in system-wide problems if the exchanges in New York open before they are truly ready. (Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times)
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    NASA - Getty Images
    IN SPACE - OCTOBER 30: In this handout GOES satellite image provided by NASA, Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 1255 UTC, moves inland across the mid-Atlantic region on October 30, 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Emile Wamsteker - Bloomberg
    A man walks through flood waters in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. The Atlantic storm Sandy left a landscape of devastation across much of New Jersey, tearing apart seaside resort towns, ripping houses from foundations and littering the turnpike with rail cars and debris. Photographer: Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg
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    Mark Wilson - Getty Images
    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Firefighter Chris Vliet walks away from a beach front home damaged by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    Alex Wong - Getty Images
    OCEAN CITY, MD - OCTOBER 30: A member of the cleanup crew brushes up the dirt that was left on the boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy had hit the region October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    DAVIDSON - THE WASHINGTON POST
    Church members and friends of New Journey Community Church remove a large tree, which fell during Hurricane Sandy, off the pastor's quarters in Harwood, Md. on October 30. Illustrates STORM (category a), by Dan Eggen and William Branigin (c) 2012, The Washington Post. Moved Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Linda Davidson.)
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    Spencer Platt - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 33 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    HUNTINGTON, NY - OCTOBER 30: Power lines rest at a 45 degree angle on Clinton Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Huntington, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    A vehicle is stuck against a guardrail on Harper Road in Beckley, W.Va., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/The Register-Herald, Chris Tilley)
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    A tree took out utility lines and blocks Shoreline Drive in Pine Grove Township, Pa., Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2012 as an area resident takes photos of the damage caused by superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/The Republican-Herald, David McKeown)
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    A tree took out utility lines and missed a car along Church Road in Rush Township, Pa., after superstorm Sandy moved through Schuylkill County Monday night into Tuesday morning, Oct. 30 2012. (AP Photo/The Republican-Herald, David McKeown)
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    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Utility workers repair a stop light damaged by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, MD - OCTOBER 30: A damaged wooden fence lies at the beach after Hurricane Sandy hit the region October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    PLAINVIEW, NY - OCTOBER 30: Motorists wind their way up Manetto Hill Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Plainview, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    PLAINVIEW, NY - OCTOBER 30: National Grid crews work to restore power on South Oyster Bay Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Plainview, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Mike Cassidy and Warren Connolly work to clear trees from Secatouge Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Farmingdale, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A picnic table sits on a sand covered road after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Residents survey the damage after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents walk on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A fire inspector walks through a neighborhood destroyed during Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. At least a few dozen people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    AVALON, NJ - OCTOBER 30: People stand in front of house on flooded Ocean Ave., on October 30, 2012 in Avalon, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: People stand on a mound of construction dirt to vew the area where a 2000-foot section of the "uptown" boardwalk was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A man jogs, with a darkened Manhattan skyline in the background, after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building (left) which flooded from Hurricane Sandy and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 33 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Fall color is muted by snow on Interstate 68, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Preston County, W.va. Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia under more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, cutting power to at least 264,000 customers and closing dozens of roads. At least one death was reported. The storm not only hit higher elevations hard as predicted, communities in lower elevations got much more than the dusting of snow forecasters had first thought from a dangerous system that also brought significant rainfall, high wind gusts and small-stream flooding. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
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    Snow plows and the Army National Guard arrive on Interstate 68 as heavy duty towing vehicle move stranded trucks and clear snow from the road, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Preston County, W.Va. Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia under more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, cutting power to at least 264,000 customers and closing dozens of roads. At least one death was reported. The storm not only hit higher elevations hard as predicted, communities in lower elevations got much more than the dusting of snow forecasters had first thought from a dangerous system that also brought significant rainfall, high wind gusts and small-stream flooding. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
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    Deema Aitken, 21, of Little Ferry, N.J., walks on a street in Little Ferry, N.J. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, as he keeps his lower legs dry with plastic bags on a flooded street left in the wake of superstorm Sandy.Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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    The statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Traveler is silhouetted against a gray sky as leaves blown down by the passing storm lie in the foreground on Monument Avenue, in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30., 2012. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)
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    A large crowd is drawn to the Lake Michigan shoreline in Kenosha, Wis. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 to watch big waves caused by winds from superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/The Kenosha News, Bill Siel)
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    FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: Sharon Karr leaves Home Depot with water for FEMA workers in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Plainview, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents work to clear trees from Secatouge Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Farmingdale, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A fragment of wooden stairs sits in the middle of the road after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A tree blown over during Hurricane Sandy lays on the sidewalk on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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    FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: Alex Sbrocchi of Melville fills up with gas in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Farmingdale, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    HUNTINGTON STATION, NY - OCTOBER 30: A sporting goods and camping store displays it's message to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Huntington Station, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    Pedestrians walk past the boardwalk and cars displaced by superstorm Sandy, near Rockaway Beach in the New York City borough of Queens, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    Pedestrians walk past the boardwalk and cars displaced by superstorm Sandy, near Rockaway Beach in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    Pedestrians asses the damage from flooding near Rockaway Beach in the New York City borough of Queens in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    Pedestrians asses the damage from flooding near Rockaway Beach in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    Fire crews use water to treat a structure damaged by a fire in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    Pedestrians asses the damage from flooding near Rockaway Beach in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    The intersection of 8th Street and Atlantic Avenue is flooded in Ocean City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after the storm surge from Sandy flooded much of the town. Superstorm Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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    A man photographs damage caused by a fire fire in the Belle Harbor neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: West Broadway is seen covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: West Broadway is seen covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    OCEAN CITY, MD - OCTOBER 30: Repair crew members of Delmarva Power replace a power pole that was damaged during Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: The National Gaurd drives down a West Broadway that is covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: A resident walks down a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LAUREL HOLLOW, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents work to clear downed trees on White Oak Tree Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Laurel Hollow, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents inspect the area on streets covered by beach sand on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LAUREL HOLLOW, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents work to clear downed trees on White Oak Tree Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Laurel Hollow, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents view downed trees completely blocking Cold Spring Harbor Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Sections of the old boardwalk are seen destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LAUREL HOLLOW, NY - OCTOBER 30: A children's wagon is used to transport power tools to downed trees on White Oak Tree Road in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Laurel Hollow, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: A section of an old boardwalk is seen destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: A tree is seen on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    Sean Sweeney - AP
    A 168-foot water tanker, the John B. Caddell, sits on the shore Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, 2012 where it ran aground on Front Street in the Stapleton neighborhood of New York's Staten Island as a result of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Sean Sweeney)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents walk on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: A young boy walks with a bicycle on a street covered in beach sand due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Ted Wondsel of Point Lookout, owner of Ted's Fishing Station, assesses the damage on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: The heavy surf breaks against the boardwalk on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a "major disaster" for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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    Ana Andjelic - AP
    In this instagram photo provided by Ana Andjelic, Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park, in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, is surrounded by floodwaters from Sandy's surge, Monday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Ana Andjelic)
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    On Staten Island, New York, a large ship is grounded on Front Street, Tuesday, October 30, 2012, as residents assess damage after Hurricane Sandy. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
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    Chuck Liddy - Chuck Liddy - cliddy@newsobserver.com
    Cows graze in a snow covered field as high winds buffet an area near West Jefferson, N.C. Tuesday afternoon.
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    A flight information terminal displays cancelled flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy disrupted air travel across the U.S., grounding more than 9,500 flights today and tomorrow as the storm barreled toward the northeast and forced the region's major airports to suspend operations. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: People pass a fallen tree October 30, 2012 in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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    Richard Drew - AP
    The streets surrounding the New York Stock Exchange, left, are deserted as financial markets remain closed for the second day,Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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    Elise Amendola - AP
    A large tree in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 lays atop power lines due to Monday's hybrid superstorm Sandy. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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    Julio Cortez - AP
    Boats are piled onto each other after hybrid storm Sandy wash them off their stands, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Brick, N.J. Sandy, which was downgraded from a Hurricane just before making landfall in New Jersey, left millions without power. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Louis Lanzano - AP
    The Staten Island Ferry terminal at Battery Park in lower Manhattan remains closed, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. New York City awakened Tuesday to a flooded subway system, shuttered financial markets and hundreds of thousands of people without power a day after a wall of seawater and high winds slammed into the city, destroying buildings and flooding tunnels. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A construction crane hangs off of the side of One57 (L), seen from Central Park on October 30, 2012 in New York City. The crane was blown loose from the residential construction project during Hurricane Sandy. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: The Manhattan skyline is from the Central Park Reservoir the morning after Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in New York City. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: People look at a damaged boardwalk October 30, 2012 in the Battery Park neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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    David Dodds clears debris from the front of Water Ways Marina in Ocean City, Maryland, October 30, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. The death toll from superstorm Sandy's march across the US northeast has risen to 14, officials said Tuesday, and could climb further as rescue operations were still under way. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
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    Robert Ray - AP
    Snow falls in Elkins, W.Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, a day after Sandy slammed the eastern coast of the Unites States. In some parts of West Virginia the collision of multiple storm systems could produce up to 3 feet of snow. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
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    Jeffrey Furticella - AP
    Chad Meyers, an emergency room physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, walks down First Avenue near East 23rd Street after the facility experienced flooding and switched to emergency backup power early Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. For New York City, Sandy was not the dayslong onslaught many had feared, and the wind and rain that sent water sloshing into Manhattan from three sides began dying down within hours. Still, the power was out for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and an estimated 6.2 million people altogether across the East. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Furticella)
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    Mark Lennihan - AP
    The lights on the Brooklyn Bridge stand in contrast to the lower Manhattan skyline which has lost its electrical supply, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after megastorm Sandy swept through New York. A record storm surge that was higher than predicted along with high winds damaged the electrical system and plunged millions of people into darkness. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Spencer Platt - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Debris litter a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Portable upended flood dikes are viewed on a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Debris litters a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: A fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    Spencer Platt - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is viewed after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is viewed after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    Charles Sykes - AP
    One World Trade Center and large portions of lower Manhattan and Hoboken, N.J., are seen without power from Jersey City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, the morning after a powerful storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast. New York City awakened Tuesday to a flooded subway system, shuttered financial markets and hundreds of thousands of people without power a day after a wall of seawater and high winds slammed into the city, destroying buildings and flooding tunnels. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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    Jeffrey Furticella - AP
    Chad Meyers, an emergency room physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, walks down First Avenue near East 23rd Street after the facility experienced flooding and switched to emergency backup power early Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. For New York City, Sandy was not the dayslong onslaught many had feared, and the wind and rain that sent water sloshing into Manhattan from three sides began dying down within hours. Still, the power was out for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and an estimated 6.2 million people altogether across the East. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Furticella)
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    Mark Lennihan - AP
    The lights on the Brooklyn Bridge stand in contrast to the lower Manhattan skyline which has lost its electrical supply, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after megastorm Sandy swept through New York. A record storm surge that was higher than predicted along with high winds damaged the electrical system and plunged millions of people into darkness. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Win McNamee - Getty Images
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: A fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    Spencer Platt - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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