The Hurricane Sandy Aftermath

Waves crest over a road by winds caused by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Incoming waves from the Atlantic Ocean break over the boardwalk as Hurricane Sandy intensifies in Ocean City, Maryland. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

People have their picture taken as water from Hudson River spills over a wall flooding the street in front of train station in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

Fencing lies on a beach after being ripped down by waves caused by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

An abandoned home is inundated with water at Shinnecock Bay in Southampton. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Water starts to rise along the coast in West Haven, Connecticut ahead of arrival of Hurricane Sandy. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

A man takes a picture while a wave crashes over the boardwalk in Ocean City. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

A person looks at water from the Hudson River spilling over a wall flooding the street in front of the train station in Hoboken. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

Waves crash on shore from high surf ahead of Hurricane Sandy at the pier at Virginia Beach, Virginia. RICH-JOSEPH FACUN/REUTERS

A truck drives through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Water from Hudson River crashes along the shore in Battery Park in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

Storm Surge Team Leader Jamie Rhome stands as he reviews data of Hurricane Sandy at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. JOE SKIPPER/REUTERS

High tide begins to flood a street on the shoreline area of Milford, Connecticut as Hurricane Sandy approaches. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

U.S. Route 30, one of three major approaches to Atlantic City, New Jersey, is covered with water from Absecon Bay during the approach of Hurricane Sandy. TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS

A wave crashes onto a house before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

A flag blows in the wind as people walk along the Hudson River across from the skyline of New York as rain falls in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

A wall of water makes its way to shore as residents take a dip in the big surf in Ocean City. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Damaged cars sit under a fallen tree from high winds in the Queens borough of New York. STRINGER/REUTERS

Waves batter the remains of the fishing pier in Ocean City. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

An Army vehicle makes its way down a flooded street in Ocean City. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

A woman holds the hand of her child as they run from their house to their car before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

Water driven onto a roadway by Hurricane Sandy breaks over a safety barrier in Southampton, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

A car drives through water driven onto a roadway by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Tourists shield themselves from driving rain in Times Square as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

A woman tries to take cover from rain in Hoboken while Hurricane Sandy approaches New Jersey. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Hionis cleans up after flooding occurred at Bubba's Seafood Restaurant and Crabhouse due to the effects of wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy in Virginia Beach, Virginia.. RICH-JOSEPH FACUN/REUTERS

Visitors hold umbrellas while taking photos during rainfall at Times Square in New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy breaks against a beach below homes in Shinnecock Hills, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

A crane hangs from a building after being damaged in winds from Hurricane Sandy in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

Firefighters look up at a partially collapsed crane hanging from a high-rise building in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

A car sits in water after a road was flooded by rain from Hurricane Sandy in Virginia Beach, Virginia. RICH-JOSEPH FACUN/REUTERS

A broken tree falls on houses at Jersey City in New Jersey. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Denitsa Nakova Abraham Robles Laura Carrasco and Marilyn Rodriguez let the waves wash over them in Milford, Connecticut as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

Siding blows off of a house along the coast due to high winds from Hurricane Sandy in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

Flag shreds flap in the wind and rain in a park along the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

A workman cuts a tree in pieces after it fell on top of a car in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

An emergency vehicle plows through flood water as Hurricane Sandy comes ashore in Dewey Beach. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS

Storm clouds blow over the Manhattan skyline in New York. KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS

Felquin Piedra rides his personal watercraft in New York Harbor as Hurricane Sandy approaches New York. CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

A police car patrols the Brooklyn waterfront as storm clouds blow over the Manhattan skyline in New York. KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS

Storm surf kicked up by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy break onto homes in Southampton, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Storm surf kicked up by the high winds from Hurricane Sandy break onto homes in Southampton, New York. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

NOAA GOES-13 satellite image showing Hurricane Sandy as it is centered off of Maryland and Virginia. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Fire fighters work in front of a partially collapsed four-storey apartment building in Manhattan. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

A local resident navigates the flooded streets of the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. STRINGER/REUTERS

A visitor from Brazil looks toward a family member while being photographed during rainfall in Times Square New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Umbrellas destroyed by heavy wind litter the streets of Times Square New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

NASA satellite image of the Hurricane Sandy over the U.S. East Coast. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Floodwaters surround a car parked on a street in Hoboken, New Jersey. GARY HERSHORN/REUTERS

A man walks through a mostly deserted Times Square ahead of Hurricane Sandy in New York. CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS

A deluge of water floods the Battery Tunnel in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

Governor Cuomo inspects water flooding Battery Tunnel in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

Pedestrians walk past a submerged taxi in Brooklyn, New York. STRINGER/REUTERS

A blacked out New York City skyline is seen from Brooklyn, New York. STRINGER/REUTERS

The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage in New York. KEITH BEDFORD/REUTERS

FDNY fire and rescue personnel lead a boat of ConEd power workers through flood waters after their power station was over fun by flood waters in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

A fallen tree lays along a darkened Sixth Avenue in Chelsea during a blackout believed to be caused by rising river waters as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

People take photos on a darkened flooded street during a blackout in Chelsea believed to be caused by rising river waters as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

Flood waters surround a ConEd truck outside a power plant in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

People are lit up from the lights of an FDNY fire truck in the lower East Side of New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

Floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy rush into the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH) Hoboken, New Jersey station through an elevator shaft. TWITTER/REUTERS

The HMS Bounty is shown submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Ambulances line First Avenue in anticipation of patients being evacuated from a hospital due to a power outage as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

A blacked out New York City skyline is seen in New York. STRINGER/REUTERS

Customers and staff ride out Hurricane Sandy together by candle light at the Greenwich Village restaurant French Roast in New York. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

Flood waters brought on by Hurrican Sandy over run a car in New York's lower east side. BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

A man takes a picture of calm seas and sun-dappled clouds in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, at sunrise on Rehoboth Beach. JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS

A general view shows the skyline of lower Manhattan in darkness after a preventive power outage caused by giant storm Sandy in New York. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Debris litters the floor of Exchange Place in New Jersey. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

A woman walks in front of a building full of debris after the passing of giant storm Sandy at Exchange Place. EDUARDO MUNOZ/REUTERS

Homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy are seen at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS

Homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy are seen at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS

Residents are rescued by emergency personnel from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Cilli, his dog Woubie and his friend paddle to dry ground to get away from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry, New Jersey. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

Emergency personnel rescue residents from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

A woman touches a fallen tree in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York. ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS

Waves crash against demolished section of a boardwalk in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City. TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS

Waves crash against the demolished section of a boardwalk in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City. TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS

Boats piled up by storm surge and the high tide lie in a pile at a marina in East Quogue. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

A view of the site where a woman was killed after she was hit by a flying sign that come apart due to high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Sandy in Torontoo. MARK BLINCH/REUTERS

A view shows homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS

A sign saying, OK is taped up in the window of a home which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

Risley looks at power lines knocked down by Hurricane Sandy in Scituatete. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

A tattered flag hangs on the railing of a home along the shore as clean up begins after Hurricane Sandy in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

A power line lies fallen across a road flooded by floodwaters pushed up by high tide and the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy in Westhampton Beach. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

A dead fish lies on the beach as clean up from Hurricane Sandy begins in Scituate. JESSICA RINALDI/REUTERS

A boat rests against a home's fence as it is surrounded by floodwaters pushed up by high tide and the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy in Westhampton Beach. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters pushed up by high tide and the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy in Westhampton Beach. LUCAS JACKSON/REUTERS

A military vehicle drives on Vermont Avenue in the north end of the city after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City. TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS

Sand blocks the road in West Haven, Connecticut after Hurricane Sandy hit the area. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

A street cleaner passes through a flooded street after Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City, Maryland. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Sand blocks the road in West Haven, Connecticut after Hurricane Sandy hit the area. MICHELLE MCLOUGHLIN/REUTERS

An army vehicle passes through a flooded street after Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Residents walk by debris on the boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy in Ocean City, Maryland. KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

A resident assists rescue workers with his jet ski to rescue residents from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry. ADAM HUNGER/REUTERS

A man walks on broken boards in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy's landfall in Atlantic City. TOM MIHALEK/REUTERS

Boats rest on Broadway Avenue after they were washed ashore from a boatyard during Hurricane Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Nasce inspects flood damage inside her home the morning after Hurricane Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Residents walk along Broadway Avenue as they inspect damage from Hurricane Sandy in Point Pleasant Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Large surf batters the Milwaukee coastline from the long reaching effects from hurricane Sandy, Milwaukee Wisconsin. DARREN HAUCK/REUTERS