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By Marnie Hunter and Katia Hetter, CNN

Updated 1655 GMT (0055 HKT) October 30, 2012

Atlantic City, New Jersey, resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building, which flooded on Tuesday, October 30. Large sections of an old boardwalk also were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Nearly 11,000 people spent Monday night in 258 Red Cross-operated shelters across 16 states because of Sandy, the American Red Cross tells CNN.<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/30/us/gallery/ny-sandy/index.html"><strong>View photos of New York recovering from impact</strong></a><strong>.</strong>
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Sandy's destructive path – Atlantic City, New Jersey, resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building, which flooded on Tuesday, October 30. Large sections of an old boardwalk also were destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. Nearly 11,000 people spent Monday night in 258 Red Cross-operated shelters across 16 states because of Sandy, the American Red Cross tells CNN. View photos of New York recovering from impact.
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Cars float in a flooded parking area on Tuesday in the financial district of New York.
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Sandy's destructive path – Cars float in a flooded parking area on Tuesday in the financial district of New York.
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A power line knocked over by a falling tree blocks a street on Tuesday in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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Sandy's destructive path – A power line knocked over by a falling tree blocks a street on Tuesday in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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Waves break next to an apartment building in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
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Sandy's destructive path – Waves break next to an apartment building in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
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Workers shovel debris from the streets in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday.
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Sandy's destructive path – Workers shovel debris from the streets in Ocean City, Maryland, on Tuesday.
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A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over Central Park in New York City.
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Sandy's destructive path – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over Central Park in New York City.
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A man jogs near a darkened Manhattan skyline on Tuesday after much of New York City lost electricity.
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Sandy's destructive path – A man jogs near a darkened Manhattan skyline on Tuesday after much of New York City lost electricity.
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Workers clear a tree blocking East 96th Street in Central Park in New York on Tuesday.
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Sandy's destructive path – Workers clear a tree blocking East 96th Street in Central Park in New York on Tuesday.
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Rising water rushes into an underground parking garage in New York's financial district on Monday, October 29.
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Sandy's destructive path – Rising water rushes into an underground parking garage in New York's financial district on Monday, October 29.
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Taxis drive down a New York street where the power was out late Monday, October 29.
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Sandy's destructive path – Taxis drive down a New York street where the power was out late Monday, October 29.
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A firefighter speaks to a colleague while surveying damage caused by Sandy on Monday in New York.
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Sandy's destructive path – A firefighter speaks to a colleague while surveying damage caused by Sandy on Monday in New York.
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Flooded cars line the streets of New York's financial district Monday night.
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Sandy's destructive path – Flooded cars line the streets of New York's financial district Monday night.
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