NY engulfed by water, now firePHOTOS: Floods hamper crews battling monster blazes
At least 15 homes are fully alight in the New York suburb of Breezy Point, with firefighters hampered by floodwaters in the area that was classified Zone A before the storm, NBC New York reports (@res7cuefox5).
The best photos and videos from superstorm Sandy
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Subject: Hurricane Sandy
Photos: Hurricane Sandy
From: Be Ta
Subject: Hurricane Sandy
Photos: Hurricane Sandy
Oct. 30, 2012
The 1,000-mile wide Superstorm Sandy
slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds and hurled an
unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City Monday evening.
A rescue worker carries a boy on his
back as emergency personnel rescue residents from flood waters brought on by
Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry, New Jersey. — Adam Hunger, Reuters, Oct.
30, 2012
A car is crushed under a fallen tree
in the Lower East Side in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in New York. — Andrew
Kelly, Reuters, Oct. 30, 2012
Cars float outside a flooded parking
garage following Hurricane Sandy's hit in the Financial District of New York.
The storm has claimed at least 16 lives and caused massive flooding across much
of the Atlantic seaboard. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a
'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. East Coast, including New York
City. — Andrew Burton, Getty Images, Oct. 30, 2012
Residents are rescued by emergency
personnel from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry, New
Jersey. Millions of people across the eastern United States awoke on Tuesday to
scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy, which knocked out power
to huge swathes of the nation's most densely populated region, swamped New
York's subway system and submerged streets in Manhattan's financial district. —
Adam Hunger, Reuters, Oct. 30, 2012
Homes that devastated by fire and
the effects of Hurricane Sandy smolder at the Breezy Point section of the
Queens borough of New York. — Shannon Stapleton, Reuters, Oct. 30, 2012
A security guard walks through a
flooded street in the financial district of Manhattan, New York. 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, Reuters, Oct. 30, 2012
Flood waters brought on by Hurricane
Sandy over run cars in New York's lower east side. 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, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Firefighters use a saw in an attempt
to remove a partially collapsed door due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29,
2012, in New York. — Andrew Burton, Oct. 29, 2012
Power outage seen on Monday night in
Manhattan. — Allison Joyce, Oct. 29, 2012
Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel,
previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, in the Financial District of New York
after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast Monday evening. — Andrew Burton,
Oct. 29, 2012
Floodwater covers cars in the
Financial District of New York Monday night. — Andrew Burton, Oct. 29, 2012
Floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy
rush into the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH) Hoboken, New Jersey station
through an elevator shaft, in this video frame grab from the NY/NJ Port
Authority twitter feed October 29, 2012. — NY/NJ Port Authority, Oct. 29,
2012
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. — Gary He, Oct. 30, 2012
A man looks down a flooded street in
the Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) neighborhood of Brooklyn
in New York. 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, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A deluge of water floods the Battery
Tunnel in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy made its approach in New York. 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, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Pedestrians walk past a submerged
taxi in Brooklyn, New York, 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, Reuters, Oct.
29, 2012
The facade of an apartment building
collapsed in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Hurricane Sandy,
which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected
to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. — Allison
Joyce/Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
Rising water, caused by Hurricane
Sandy, rushes into a underground parking garage in the Financial District of
New York. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern
third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly
heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New
York City bus, subway and commuter rail services as of Sunday evening. — Andrew
Burton/Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
A wall of water makes its way to
shore as residents take a dip in the big surf in Ocean City, Maryland, as
Hurricane Sandy intensifies. About 50 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to
Canada were in the path of the nearly 1,000-mile-wide storm, which forecasters
said could be the largest to hit the mainland in U.S. history. — Kevin
Lamarque, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A workman cuts a tree in pieces
after it fell on top of a car in Hoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy, one of
the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, battered the densely
populated East Coast, shutting down transportation, forcing evacuations in
flood-prone areas and interrupting the presidential election campaign. — Gary
Hershorn, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Two boys run down Foster Avenue
while dodging high winds and waves from the effects of Hurricane Sandy in
Marshfield, Massachusetts. The monster storm bearing down on the East Coast,
strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground. — Scott
Eisen, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A man struggles to secure his boat
near a marsh after breaking off its mooring and beaching itself during the
effects of Hurricane Sandy in Quincy, Massachusetts. The monster storm bearing
down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands
moved to higher ground. — Scott Eisen, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Waves crash against a previously
damaged pier before landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a
swathe of the eastern United States as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land.
Officials warned that the threat to life and property was
"unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in
cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and
seek shelter. — Stan Honda, AFP/Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
Pedestrians come to the aid of a
motorist stuck on a flooded-out road along the shoreline area of Milford,
Connecticut ahead of Hurricane Sandy. The storm 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. — Michelle McLoughlin, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Members of the Atlantic Beach Rescue
Department pick up a stranded pedestrian in Island Park because of flooding due
to Hurricane Sandy. — Alejandra Villa, Newsday, Oct. 29, 2012
The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat,
is submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles
southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. Of the 16-person crew, the Coast Guard
rescued 14, recovered a woman who was later pronounced dead and are searching
for the captain. The HMS Bounty was built for the 1962 film Mutiny On The
Bounty and was also used in Pirates Of The Caribbean. — Petty Officer 2nd
Class Tim Kuklewski, U.S. Coast Guard, Oct. 29, 2012
A frame from a video shows a crew
member of the HMS Bounty being lifted to a Coast Guard rescue helicopter in a
rescue basket, 90 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Coast
Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts after the ship went down in the rough
seas of Hurricane Sandy. — U.S. Coast Guard, Oct. 29, 2012
Men try to save a boat which became
unmoored and washed up on shore due to high winds from Hurricane Sandy in
Scituate, Massachusetts. — Jessica Rinaldi, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A sailboat smashes on the rocks
after breaking free from its mooring on City Island in New York. Hurricane
Sandy's winds picked up speed as the storm made a left turn toward the East
Coast. — Don Emmert, AFP/Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
U.S. Route 30, the White Horse Pike,
one of three major approaches to Atlantic City, New Jersey, is covered with
water from Absecon Bay in this view looking west, during the approach of
Hurricane Sandy. 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. — Tom Mihalek, Reuters,
Oct. 29, 2012
Doug Austin, 36, hurries to
reschedule a flight in the United Terminal of O'Hare International Airport. His
flight to the southwest was delayed because the plane coming from New York was
stranded. He needed a flight that would get him there faster. — Alex Garcia,
Chicago Tribune, Oct. 29, 2012
Seattle resident Navy Duong watches
hurricane coverage on the East Coast on the baggage claim level of O'Hare
International Airport. Duong was headed to New York on Monday to see family,
but her flight has been delayed until Wednesday, stranding her in Chicago. — Alex
Garcia, Chicago Tribune, Oct. 29, 2012
A crane hangs from a building after
being damaged in winds from Hurricane Sandy in New York. — Brendan McDermid,
Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Damaged cars sit under a fallen tree
from high winds in the Queens borough of New York. 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. — Lenwood Gibson, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A truck drives through water pushed
over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York. The monster storm bearing
down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands
moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock market
suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. — Lucas Jackson,
Reuters, Oct. 29,
People walk by sand bags in front of
a building in Times Square as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect New York City.
The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S.,
is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus,
subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. — Spencer Platt,
Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
People walk across the Brooklyn
Bridge as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect New York City. The storm, which
threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to
bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and
commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. — Spencer Platt, Getty Images,
Oct. 29, 2012
A man watches the rising tides in
Battery Park as Hurricane Sandy makes its approach in New York. The monster
storm bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, strengthened on Monday after
hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the
U.S. stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. — Andrew
Kelly, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
An oceanfront restaurant is boarded
up after waves crashed over the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, while
Hurricane Sandy intensifies. About 50 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to
Canada were in the path of the nearly 1,000-mile-wide (1,600-km-wide) storm,
which forecasters said could be the largest to hit the mainland in U.S.
history. — Kevin Lamarque, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives
at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington after cancelling a campaign event in Florida
due to bad weather in the Washington area. Obama canceled campaign events in
Florida and Wisconsin to return to Washington on Monday and monitor the impact
and response to Hurricane Sandy, the White House said. — Larry Downing,
Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
Republican presidential candidate,
former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens in on conference call with
advisers aboard his campaign bus en route to a campaign rally at Avon Lake High
School in Avon Lake, Ohio. Romney has canceled other campaign events on October
29 and 30 due to Hurricane Sandy. — Justin Sullivan, Getty Images, Oct. 29,
2012
A woman walks past a boarded up Saks
Fifth Avenue as New Yorkers prepare for Hurricane Sandy which is suppose to hit
the city later tonight. Much of the eastern United States was in lockdown mode,
awaiting the arrival of a hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" that
threatened to wreak havoc on the area with storm surges, driving rain and
devastating winds. — Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images, Oct. 29, 2012
An abandoned home is inundated with
water at Shinnecock Bay in Southampton, New York. Hurricane Sandy, the monster
storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of
thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the stock
market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years. — Lucas
Jackson, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
A man stands on the beach to watch
the storm surf, kicked up ahead of Hurricane Sandy, in Southampton, New York.
Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened
on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport
shut down and the stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27
years. — Lucas Jackson, Reuters, Oct. 29, 2012
The impact of the storm effects from
Hurricane Sandy, which has yet to arrive in the region, creates waves that
pummel the belly of the decking that squirts between the boards, spraying
children's bikes that rest at the front door of an apartment on Edgewater
Avenue in Ocean City, Maryland, Sunday. — Karl Merton Ferron, McClatchy-Tribune,
Oct. 28, 2012
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