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 October 29, 2012. *******/Andrew Kelly
A deluge of water floods the Battery Tunnel in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is shaping up to be one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States but even with the severe damage that is expected, the blow to the economy is seen as short-term. *******/Andrew Kelly
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 October 29, 2012. Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain near Atlantic City, New Jersey after forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign.*******/Andrew Kelly
Flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy over run cars in New York's lower east side, October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. *******/Brendan McDermid
Flood waters surround a ConEd truck outside a power plant in New York, October 29, 2012. Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, roared ashore with fierce winds and heavy rain near Atlantic City, New Jersey after forcing evacuations, shutting down transportation and interrupting the presidential campaign.*******/Brendan McDermid
A man makes his way through floodwaters in the Brooklyn waterfront in New York October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. *******/Keith Bedford
The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage in New York October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore on Monday night, bringing strong winds and dangerous flooding to the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic states to New England, forecasters said on Sunday. *******/Keith Bedford
A man in snorkelling gear wades through the flooded streets of Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeastern United States. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. *******/Gary He
A blacked out New York City skyline is seen from Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeastern United States. Hurricane Sandy began battering the U.S. East Coast on Monday with fierce winds and driving rain, as the monster storm shut down transportation, shuttered businesses and sent thousands scrambling for higher ground hours before the worst was due to strike. *******/Gary He
A security guard walks through a flooded street in the financial district of Manhattan, New York October 30, 2012. NYSE Euronext said it is preparing to implement a new contingency plan to help resume stalled U.S. equity trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet damaged by Hurricane Sandy. *******/Adrees Latif
A general view from Exchange Place shows the skyline of lower Manhattan in darkness after a preventive power outage caused by giant storm Sandy in New York October 30, 2012. Millions of people in the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to flooded homes, fallen trees and widespread power outages caused by Sandy, which swamped New York City's subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district. More than two-thirds of the U.S. East Coast's refining capacity was shut down and fuel pipelines idled due to Hurricane Sandy. Early assessments show the region's biggest plants may have escaped without major damage. *******/Eduardo Munoz
A train at the Metro-North Railroad's Croton-Harmon station is pictured in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,in New York in this MTA handout photo received on October 30, 2012. Transportation ground to a halt along the U.S. Northeast coast on Monday, stranding local rail commuters, cruise passengers and air travellers from as far away as Europe and Asia, as Hurricane Sandy prompted closure of air, ship, rail and even highway service. *******/MTA/Handout
Staten Island Railway's Clifton Shop is pictured in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,in New York in this MTA handout photo received on October 30, 2012. Transportation ground to a halt along the U.S. Northeast coast on Monday, stranding local rail commuters, cruise passengers and air travellers from as far away as Europe and Asia, as Hurricane Sandy prompted closure of air, ship, rail and even highway service. *******/MTA/Handout
Staten Island Railway's Clifton Shop is pictured in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,in New York in this MTA handout photo received on October 30, 2012. Transportation ground to a halt along the U.S. Northeast coast on Monday, stranding local rail commuters, cruise passengers and air travellers from as far away as Europe and Asia, as Hurricane Sandy prompted closure of air, ship, rail and even highway service. *******/MTA/Handout
The New York Stock Exchange remains closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 30, 2012. *******/Carlo Allegri
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