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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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