Hurricane Sandy's devastating wrath: 11 shocking, heartbreaking images
The monster storm submerged subway stations, decimated beloved boardwalks, and left many Americans on the brink of despair
By The Week Staff | October 31, 2012
Hurricane Sandy's wrath: 11 shocking images
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s a weakened Hurricane Sandy makes its way north, East Coast residents like Brian Jakeski of Brick, N.J., are beginning to assess the devastation in their neighborhoods, and it's not pretty. The monster storm left an estimated $20 billion worth of damage in its wake, at least 8.5 million homes and businesses without power, and at least 50 people in the U.S. dead. Here, some of the more shocking pictures of the storm's wrath.
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