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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Burnt bushes smolder after a fire in Taman Bukit Melawati park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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FDNY inflatable boats travel along 14th street towards the East River on a rescue mission in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012, in New York.
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The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage in New York, October 29, 2012.
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Ambulances line up outside New York University Tisch Hospital during an evacuation of the hospital after its backup generator failed when the power was knocked out by Sandy, October 29, 2012.