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Downed power lines and a battered road is what Hurricane Sandy left behind as people walk off the flooded Seaside Heights island. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. Julio Cortez/AP
Burnt houses are seen next to those which survived in Breezy Point, a neighbourhood located in the New York City borough of Queens, after it was devastated by Hurricane Sandy October 31, 2012. New York City and the sodden US Northeast began an arduous journey back to normal on Wednesday after mammoth storm Sandy killed at least 64 people in a rampage that swamped coastal cities. Adrees Latif /Reuters
A man inspects a beach club destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Sea Bright, New Jersey. Lucas Jackson/ Reuters
People examine the wreckage of boats washed ashore in Great Kills, Staten Island, following Hurricane Sandy in New York. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
This undated photo made available by New Jersey Transit shows boats and other debris on New Jersey Transit's Morgan draw bridge in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, in South Amboy, New Jersey. AP
US President Barack Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours damage done by Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey. Larry Downing/Reuters