Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Destruction From Above

New Jersey Army National Guard aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast. HANDOUT/REUTERS

New Jersey Army National Guard aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast. HANDOUT/REUTERS

New Jersey Army National Guard aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast. HANDOUT/REUTERS

New Jersey Army National Guard aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast. HANDOUT/REUTERS

Boats are piled up between houses in an aerial view of Hurricane Sandy damage along the New Jersey coast in handout photograph. TIM AUBRY/REUTERS

The aerial view of the damage around Atlantic City, New Jersey is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the damage around Atlantic City, New Jersey is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the damage around Atlantic City, New Jersey is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. POOL/REUTERS

Damaged houses covered in sand in an aerial view of Hurricane Sandy damage along the New Jersey coast. TIM AUBRY/REUTERS

Boats are seen in a yard, where they washed onto shore during Hurricane Sandy, near Monmouth Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Marine One with U.S. President Obama and New Jersey Governor Christie on board view the storm damage around Atlantic City. POOL/REUTERS

An amusement park pier is seen partially destroyed from Hurricane Sandy along the shore in Seaside Park. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

A water slide hangs over the end of an amusement park's pier partially destroyed from Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Park. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Parts of an amusement park's rides are all that remain from a boardwalk and pier after Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Park. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Utility trucks and first responders navigate flood waters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy in Peahala Park, New Jersey. TIM AUBRY/REUTERS

Undamaged houses are seen alongside destroyed homes and the washed-away boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Sailboats are seen in a jumble at a marina dock where Hurricane Sandy came ashore near Monmouth Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Arial views of Hurricane Sandy damage around Seaside Heights in New Jersey. POOL/REUTERS

Beach sand covers roads along the shoreline where Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

An aerial view of the damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

Sailboats are seen washed up behind several homes following Hurricane Sandy in Monmouth Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Houses washed away by the tidal surge during Hurricane Sandy are seen among several beach homes still standing, in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

An aerial view of the storm damage over the Atlantic Coast is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights. POOL/REUTERS

Residents walk among damaged homes and the destroyed boardwalk where Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Storm water from Hurricane Sandy is pumped into the ocean from the shoreline of Seaside Heights, New Jersey. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Boats pile up at a marina where they washed ashore during Hurricane Sandy near Monmouth Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

A house remains standing next to empty foundations and a stripped boardwalk after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Damaged boats are seen near a house next to a marina after Hurricane Sandy came ashore near Monmouth Beach. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

A row of beach homes rest off their foundations after Hurricane Sandy came ashore near Asbury Park. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

A roller coaster sits in the surf after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the boardwalk and pier in Seaside Park. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Residents look at destroyed homes after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

Residents look over destroyed homes on the shoreline after Hurricane Sandy came ashore in Seaside Heights. STEVE NESIUS/REUTERS

A section of burned houses, which was left devastated by Hurricane Sandy, is seen in Breezy Point in New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Residents walk past burned houses in Breezy Point, a neighborhood located in the New York City borough of Queens, after it was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

The John B. Caddell, a 700-ton water tanker, is seen grounded in this aerial photo in New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Burned houses are seen next to those which survived in Breezy Point after they were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Burnt houses between those which survived in Breezy Point of Queens after devastated by Hurricane Sandy. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

A view of boats from a marina which are washed ashore near Jersey City, New Jersey. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Men stand near a boat which was pushed inland near destroyed homes in Brighton, New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

Men stand near a destroyed home in Seagate, New York. ADREES LATIF/REUTERS

DigitalGlobe handout of Hurricane Sandy damage in Seaside Heights. DIGITALGLOBE/REUTERS