Monster storm Sandy swept a wall of churning sea water and driving rain onto the eastern United States, bringing strong winds and flooding major cities from the mid-Atlantic states to New England.
Hurricane Sandy Lashes US East Coast

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Boats lie piled up as people work to secure a fuel dock in the wake of superstorm Sandy, October 30, 2012, in West Babylon, New York.

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Sand and debris cover a part of town near the ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 30, 2012, a day after Sandy made landfall.

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Large chunks of the boardwalk are piled near an apartment building on the ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 30, 2012.

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Kim Johnson looks at the destruction left by Sandy near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, New Jersey, October 30, 2012.