Thirteen people were killed in the attack 'super storm' Sandy on the U.S. east coast.
Sandy brought winds with hurricane force, and resulted in severe flooding and crippling electricity and other facilities.
Sandy also resulted in the overflow of sea water to New York City, soaking subway lines and tunnels and making the Lower Manhattan like a ghost town.
"Lower Manhattan submerged in sea water," said Howard Glaser, director of the New York operations. "I do not exaggerate. Seawater invaded Battery Tunnel."
Battery Tunnel connecting Manhattan to Long Island.
However, the total damage will not be known Sandy at sunrise.
Sandy, who is now categorized as a post-tropical cyclone, passing the New Jersey coast at 20:00 local time (06:00 GMT), with winds of 129 km / h.
About 60 million people feeling the effects of this storm, hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes.
More than one million people currently do not have electricity in their homes.
Transportation stopped in the eastern coastal towns and thousands of flights were canceled.
The storm has killed dozens of people in the Caribbean.
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