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October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy: storm strengthens as it bears down on the east coast of the US (37pics)

 A woman walks past a boarded up Saks Fifth Avenue in New York
 The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders as all major US stock and options exchanges remain closed
 A sign on a closed bar in New York City
 A sign advises New York commuters about a closed subway station
 Water floods a street as people prepare their homes for the coming storm in Seaford, New York
 Peter Cusack and Mel Bermudez walk their dogs Teague and Molly along the Brooklyn waterfront beneath the New York skyline
 A man photographs the surf hitting the sea wall as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast in Lynn, Massachusetts
 An employee from the sewer authority checks pumps meant to keep rising sea water from clogging the system as Hurricane Sandy bears down on Dewey Beach, Delaware
A truck moves north on South Long Beach Avenue as high tide and winds from Hurricane Sandy combine to flood the area in Freeport, New York
A pedestrian crosses an empty Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Waves crash over the bow of a tug boat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York
A public works employee attempts to keep storm drains clear of autumn leaves during Hurricane Sandy's approach in Washington, DC
 Sandbags block the entry to the closed Staten Island Ferry in New York
A truck is driven through water pushed over a road by Hurricane Sandy in Southampton, New York
 Richard Thomas walks through the flood waters in front of his home after assisting neighbours in Fenwick Island, Delaware
 Jose Alvarenga piles sandbags at the main entrance of a building in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Virginia
 A beach fence is washed up onto the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
 A Dare County utility worker checks with the Kitty Hawk Fire Department as they patrol flooded streets in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
 A man walks through knee-high water on the main street in Sea Bright, New Jersey
 Three friends make their way along a flooded street as the beginning effects of Hurricane Sandy are felt in the Red Hook neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York
 A man takes a picture while a wave crashes over the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland
 Allen Boyer paddles a kayak in floodwaters caused by Hurricane Sandy as Bobby Carnutte wades through the water in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
 A power company crew member looks out at the waves from the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
 Police and firefighters respond to a downed street light on FDR Drive in New York
 Terry Robinson retrieves some belongings from his flooded trailer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Escalators are seen in the closed-down Metro Center Station in Washington DC
 A man makes his way across a flooded avenue in the borough of Queens in New York
 An Obama campaign sign in seen in the floodwaters in front of a home as rain continues to fall in Norfolk, Virginia
 US President Barack Obama gets a real soaking as he walks through a downpour on his return to the White House in Washington, DC
Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Avenue in Cape May, New Jersey
 Storm surge hits a small tree as winds from Hurricane Sandy reach Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut
 A yacht smashes on the rocks after breaking free from its mooring on City Island, New York
The Hudson River swells and rises over the banks of the waterfront in Hoboken, New Jersey
 An abandoned home is inundated with water at Shinnecock Bay in Southampton, New York
 A flooded street between two casinos along the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey
US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Obama cancelled his appearance at a campaign rally in Orlando, Florida and returned early to Washington, DC to monitor response to Hurricane Sandy.

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