Wind and rain, floods and fire - PICS

This photo made available by the New Jersey Governor's Office shows damage to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, New Jersey on Tuesday, after superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey Monday evening. Picture: AP

This photo made available by the New Jersey Governor's Office shows damage to the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, New Jersey on Tuesday, after superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey Monday evening. Picture: AP

A firefighter sits in the remains of homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough in New York. Picture: REUTERS/Keith Bedford

Residents stand over vehicles which were submerged in a parking structure in the financial district of Lower Manhattan, New York. Major U.S. stock exchanges expect to open on Wednesday. Picture: REUTERS/Adrees Latif

A worker stand inside Fine Fare in lower Manhattan in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Fine Fare is in an area that has no power so people are lining up outside, asking for what they need at the door and paying cash. Picture: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

A statue is seen among homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. Picture: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

The skyline of lower Manhattan sits in darkness after a preventive power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy in New York on October 30, 2012. Picture: REUTERS/Keith Bedford

Foundations and pilings are all that remain of brick buildings and a boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Picture: AP Photo/Seth Wenig

A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Picture: AP Photo/Charles Sykes

The streets surrounding the New York Stock Exchange are deserted as financial markets remain closed for the second day due to Superstorm Sandy. Superstorm Sandy could mean a slower economy and higher gas prices in coming months, though reconstruction will help cushion the economic blow (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Residents examine a downed tree caused by Hurricane Sandy on the Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 30, 2012. Picture: REUTERS/Laurence Kesterson

Olivia Loesner, 16, hugs her uncle, Little Ferry Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff, after she was brought from her flooded home in a boat in Little Ferry, New Jersey, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. At right carrying pets, is her mother, Janice Loesner. Picture: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

An ambulance is stuck in over a foot of snow near Belington, West Virginia. Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia under more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, cutting power to at least 264,000 customers and closing dozens of roads. At least one death was reported. Picture: AP Photo/Robert Ray

US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney carries relief supplies for people affected by Hurricane Sandy at a storm relief campaign event in Kettering, Ohio. Picture: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

A parking lot full of buses is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Picture: AP Photo/Charles Sykes

Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, New Jersey, reacts after looking at debris of a home that washed up on to the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after superstorm Sandy rolled through. Picture: AP Photo/Julio Cortez

A snow-stuck freight truck is hooked up by a large tow truck in Garrett County, western Maryland. Picture: REUTERS/Gary Cameron

US President Barack Obama talks about the damage done by Hurricane Sandy and rescue efforts while in the Disaster Operations Center at the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington. Picture: REUTERS/Larry Downing

Deidre Duffy looks through the wreckage of her home devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy at the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. Picture: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Debris and water covers the roads in East Haven, Connecticut after Hurricane Sandy hit the area. Picture: REUTERS/Michelle McLoughlin

This aerial photo shows burned-out homes in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough New York after a fire on Tuesday, October 30, 2012. Picture: AP Photo/Mike Groll

Aerial views shows the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast taken during a search and rescue mission. Picture: REUTERS/Mark C. Olsen/U.S. Air Force/Handout