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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

Last updated on: November 1, 2012 08:16 IST

Two days after superstorm Sandy rampaged across the northeast of the United States, New York and its residents are struggling to find its way.

Image: A woman stands outside the wreckage of homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

Last updated on: November 1, 2012 08:16 IST
A woman stands outside the wreckage of homes devastated by fire and the affects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

Last updated on: November 1, 2012 08:16 IST
A girl cries after looking through the wreckage of homes devastated by fire and the affects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Neighbours Lucille Dwyer and Linda Strong embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Robert Lukasiewicz stands next to a refrigerator placed on a table as he describes how 20 inches of water flooded the ground floor of his home at Iowa and Baltic Avenues in Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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People greet each other in the street as they make their way out of the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A man makes his way out of the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A family walks through a flooded street at Hoboken in New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A boy walks among devastated homes affected by fire and Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Residents look over the remains of burned homes in the Rockaways section of New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Jimmy Lee (L), owner of The Nail Store begins the cleanup of his shop from the damage done from Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Food is handed out to residents by the Caring Foundation in the Rockaway section of Queens after Hurricane Sandy in the Queens borough of New York City

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A firefighter stands among the remains of homes burned down in the Rockaway neighbourhood during Hurricane Sandy in the Queens borough of New York City

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Resident Pat Lore checks out the damage caused to her home from Hurricane Sandy on the Western Concourse in Amity Harbor, New York

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Resident Dana Szymanski carries her luggage over her head as she evacuates after Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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Gary Silberman looks out to an area that was his bedroom after it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Lindenhurst, New York

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A woman stands on a curb as a street remains flooded from Hurricane Sandy in Hoboken, New Jersey

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Sandy Aftermath: Grim faces say their story

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A person walks by homes and businesses destroyed during Hurricane Sandy in the Rockaway section of the Queens borough of New York City

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