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Wednesday 31 October 2012


MWENYEKITI WA BUNGE MATATANI KWA RUSHWA.


NI AZZAN ZUNGU NA MAKADA WENGINE WA CCM, WAKAMATWA NA TAKUKURU, BULEMBO AELEKEA KUSHINDA Wetu, Dodoma

MMOJA wa Wenyeviti wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mussa Azzan Zungu pamoja na makada wengine wa CCM, juzi usiku walikamatwa na Taasisi ya Kuzuia na Kupambana na Rushwa (Takukuru) mkoani Dodoma kwa tuhuma za rushwa.

Habari zilizopatikana mjini hapa juzi usiku zinasema, Zungu alikamatwa saa 4.30 katika moja ya vituo vya mafuta akidaiwa kujaribu kutoa rushwa ya Sh100,000 kwa wajumbe wa Mkutano Mkuu wa uchaguzi wa Jumuiya ya Wazazi wa CCM.

Kamanda wa Takukuru Mkoa wa Dodoma, Eunice Mmari, jana alikiri kuwakamata baadhi ya watu wakijihusisha na vitendo vya rushwa akiwamo Zungu.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari ofisini kwake, Mmari alidai kuwa vijana wake walimtia nguvuni Zungu juzi saa tatu usiku katika Hoteli ya Golden Crown akiwa na wapambe wake wakiendelea kugawa fedha kwa wajumbe wa Mkutano Mkuu wa Wazazi.
Alisema taarifa za Zungu kudaiwa kugawa fedha hizo walizipata juzi mchana na kuanza kufuatilia nyendo zake ambazo zilionyesha kuwa na dalili zote za rushwa.
“Tuliweka mitego yetu kila mahali ndipo tukabahatika kukutana naye katika eneo la hoteli hiyo akiwa na magari mawili, moja ikiwa ni teksi ya kawaida na nyingine ikiwa ni Prado ambayo ndiyo ilisadikiwa kubeba pesa,” alisema Mmari.
Kamanda huyo alidai kuwa kiasi cha fedha kilichokuwa kikitolewa na Zungu kilikuwa Sh100,000 kwa kila mjumbe ili kumshawishi ampigie kura.
Hata hivyo, alisema hawakuweza kumkamata moja kwa moja akitoa na hata fedha hizo hawakuzikamata kwani maofisa wa Takukuru walizingira gari dogo wakati fedha hizo zinasadikiwa zilikuwa katika Prado ambalo baada ya vurugu hizo lilitokomea kusikojulikana.
Akizungumzia madai hayo Zungu alisema: “Kwanza niseme kuwa si kweli kwamba nimekamatwa nikitoa rushwa, nilikuwa katika kituo kimoja cha mafuta wakaja watu ambao walisema wana shaka na gari langu.”
Aliendelea: “Samahani, halikuwa gari langu, bali ilikuwa ni teksi, mimi nikawaruhusu, wakaingia wakafanya ukaguzi na waliporidhika wakaniachia nikaondoka.”

Taarifa za awali

Zungu alikuwa mmoja wa wagombea wa nafasi ya ujumbe wa Halmashauri Kuu ya CCM (Nec) kupitia Wazazi katika uchaguzi uliofanyika jana mjini Dodoma.
Habari zilizopatikana mapema jana zilisema baada ya kukamatwa, Zungu alipelekwa Ofisi ya Takukuru Mkoa wa Dodoma ambako alihojiwa hadi saa nane usiku alipoachiwa baada ya kuwekewa dhamana na Mbunge wa Bukene (CCM), Selemani Zedi.
Habari hizo zinaeleza kuwa baada ya kukamatwa, gari alilokuwamo lilifanyiwa upekuzi kabla ya kupelekwa Ofisi za Takukuru, pamoja na makada wengine wa CCM ambao walikamatwa kwa tuhuma hizohizo.
Kamanda Mmari pia alithibitisha kukamatwa kwa makada wengine watano ambao aliwataja kuwa ni Yahaya Danga, Busuro Pazi na Frank Mang’ati ambao alidai kwamba walikuwa wakimsaidia Zungu katika mpango wake huo.
Mbali na watu hao, Takukuru ilimtia mbaroni Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Wazazi Mkoa wa Mbeya, Fatuma Kasenga ambaye anadaiwa kukamatwa akitoa rushwa ya chakula kwa wajumbe.
Alisema alikamatwa katika Hoteli ya Kitoli, Barabara ya Iringa saa tisa usiku.
Alisema kuwa watuhumiwa hao kwa pamoja waliachiwa kwa dhamana na kwamba uchunguzi unaendelea.
Katika hatua nyingine, Mmari alisema kuwa taarifa walizokuwa nazo ni kuwa mgombea wa nafasi ya Uenyekiti wa Jumuiya hiyo, Abdallah Bulembo alikuwa akitoa rushwa zaidi.
“Tatizo ni kwamba wanazungumza lakini hawatoi ushirikiano, maana kama wangetoa ushirikiano tungeweza kuwakamata kwa urahisi,” alisema Mmari.
 
Bunge hawajui

Akizungumzia kukamatwa kwa mbunge huyo, Mkurugenzi wa Shughuli za Bunge, John Joel alisema Ofisi ya Bunge haikuwa na taarifa zozote kuhusu kukamatwa kwa mbunge huyo.
“Ndugu yangu, ndiyo nasikia kutoka kwako, sisi hatuna taarifa hiyo. Ni vigumu kuzungumzia jambo ambalo sijalisikia. Hata hivyo, nakushukuru sana kwa taarifa,” alisema Joel.
 
Rushwa CCM

Chaguzi za jumuiya za CCM zimekuwa zikilalamikiwa kugubikwa kwa vitendo vya rushwa na hata juzi baadhi ya wajumbe wa mkutano wa wazazi walilalamikia kuwapo kwa fedha nyingi kwenye uchaguzi huo.
Chaguzi nyingine zilizolalamikiwa kwa rushwa ni zile za Jumuiya ya Vijana (UVCCM) na Umoja wa Wanawake (UWT).
Mwenyekiti wa CCM, Rais Jakaya Kikwete akizungumza na wajumbe wa jumuiya hizo mbili kwa nyakati tofauti, alisema vitendo vya rushwa vinavyokithiri katika chaguzi za chama hicho, vinatishia uhai wake na kuwataka wanaCCM kubadilika.
Akifungua mkutano wa Jumuiya ya Wazazi jana, Makamu wa Rais, Dk Mohamed Gharib Bilal pia alizungumzia rushwa: “Hakuna sababu ya kumchagua kiongozi kwa kuwa tu amekupa kitu kidogo! Hakuna sababu ya mgombea kuamini kuwa ukitoa hongo na rushwa ndiyo utachaguliwa.
“Muda wa kampeni umekwisha na sasa mmebakiza saa chache mpigiwe kura. Sitegemei kuwa mtawapa tena nafasi wapambe wenu kujihusisha na vitendo vya rushwa ndani ya ukumbi wa mkutano.”
Mmoja wa wajumbe alimwambia mwandishi wetu juzi usiku kwamba rushwa iliyokuwa ikitolewa ni Sh100,000 kwa kila mjumbe, lakini fedha hizo zilikuwa zikitolewa kwa awamu, ya kwanza walipewa Sh70,000, wakati kiasi kilichobaki cha Sh30,000 walitarajiwa kupewa jana.
 
Nje ya ukumbi

Eneo linalozunguka Ukumbi wa Chuo cha Mipango ulikofanyika uchaguzi huo, jana lilihanikizwa na nyimbo za hamasa kuanzia saa 1.30 asubuhi zikitoka kwa wapambe wa wagombea wa nafasi mbalimbali za uongozi.
Wapambe hao walikuwa wakiimba na kuzunguka nje ya uzio uliozunguka ukumbi huo, huku wakiwa wamevalia fulana zenye picha za wagombea wanaowaunga mkono na kubeba  mabango yenye picha za wagombea hao.
Msafara wa mgombea wa uenyekiti, John Barongo ulioongozwa na pikipiki, magari madogo kwa makubwa na basi lililokuwa na wafuasi wake, uliwasili na kulakiwa na kundi la vijana waliokuwa wakimuunga mkono. Katika msafara huo, alikuwapo kada mkongwe wa CCM, Mzee Job Lusinde.
Baadaye, takriban dakika saba hivi, uliwasili msafara wa mgombea mwingine wa kiti hicho, Martha Mlata na wapambe wake na baadaye msafara wa Bulembo, hali iliyosababisha eneo hilo la nje ya uzio kushindwa kukalika kutokana na pilikapilka za kampeni za dakika za mwisho.
Shamrashamra hizo zilikoma baada ya kuwasili kwa Dk Bilal ambaye alifungua mkutano huo, kisha kukabidhi kazi ya kuuendesha kwa wasimamizi wa uchaguzi ambao ni Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Rais (Uhusiano na Uratibu), Stephen Wassira na Mjumbe wa Kamati Kuu ya chama hicho, Zakia Meghji.
Habari tulizozipata wakati tukienda mitamboni zinasema, Bulembo alikuwa akielekea kushinda nafasi ya uenyekiti akiwaacha mbali wenzake Mlata na Barongo.
Katika nafasi ya makamu mwenyekiti, uchaguzi huo ulitarajiwa kurudiwa baada ya wagombea wote kutofikisha nusu ya kura.

Habari hii imeandikwa na Neville Meena, Julius Samuel na Habel Chidawali.
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MADENI NOMA…!! YASABABISHA KIJANA MJASIRIAMALI SINGIDA KUKATISHA MAISHA YAKE KWA KUJINYONGA.

Kamanda wa polisi mkoa wa Singida, Linuys Sinzumwa akitoa taarifa kwa waandishi wa habari (hawapo kwenye picha) ya kujinyonga kwa mjasiriamali Bakari Rashid Kivite (26) kwa kile kilichodaiwa ni kulemewa na madeni makubwa.(Picha na Nathaniel Limu).
Na Nathaniel limu.
Kijana mjasiriamali mkazi wa Singida mjini Bakari Rashid  Kivite (26) amejinyonga kwa kutumia waya na kusababisha kifo chake kwa kilichodaiwa kuwa kulemewa na madeni makubwa.
Kamanda wa jeshi la polisi mkoa wa Singida Linus Sinzumwa amesema kuwa tukio hilo la kusikitisha limetokea leo asubuhi kwenye jengo la furaha sinema.
Amesema uchunguzi wa awali unaonyesha kuwa kijana huyo ambaye ni mzaliwa wa mkoa wa Iringa, alikuwa akidaiwa shilingi milioni saba na benki ya NMB tawi la Singida na wakati huo huo, alikuwa akidaiwa shilingi milioni 1.4 za pango alikokuwa akifanyia biashara yake ya kuuza maua ya kichina.
Kamada Sinzumwa amesema kijana huyo alikuwa mpangaji katika jengo la furaha sinema kwa miaka mingi, kwa hiyo akalimbikiza madai ya pango yakawa makubwa, hivyo upelelezi wa awali unaonyesha kuwa madai hayo yamechangia akatishe maisha yake.
Hata hivyo, amedai kuwa uchunguzi zaidi bado unaendelea, huku mwili wa marehemu ukiwa umehifadhiwa kwenye chumba cha maiti cha hospitali ya mkoa.
Habari zaidi kutoka eneo la tukio zinadai kuwa marehemu Bakari ameacha mke mmoja na mtoto mmoja.


WAKAZI WA DAR WAFURAHIA USAFIRI WA GARI MOSHI.

Bi. Rose Ngauga akizungumza na mwandishi wetu aliyemtembea ofisini kwake kujua mawili matatu kuhusiana na usafiri huo.
WAKAZI wa Jiji la Dar es Salaam na vitongoji vyake, wamefurahia kuanza kwa usafiri wa treni waliousubiri kwa muda mrefu ulioanza hivi karibuni.
Abiria wakigombea kupanda treni kutoka katikati ya jiji kuelekea Ubungo.
Kamera yetu leo ilitua katika ofisi ya mkuu wa kituo kinachodili na usafiri huo, Bi. Rose Ngauga na kuzungumza mambo kadhaa kuhusiana na usafiri huo.
Ngauga alisema kuwa usafiri huo siyo nguvu ya soda kama inavyodaiwa na baadhi ya watu na kwamba utakuwa endelevu.
Wanafunzi wakipanda katika behewa lao maalumu tayari kwa safari.
Bi. Rose akimuonyesha mwandishi wetu (hayupo pichani) tiketi zinazotumika kwa abiria wa kawaida na wanafunzi.
Abiria wakiwa katika dirisha la kukatia tiketi.
Wanafunzi wakikata tiketi katika dirisha maalumu kwa ajili yao.
Kichwa cha treni kikiunganishwa na mabehewa kabla ya kuanza safari.

Abiria wakiwa wameketi ndani ya behewa wakisubiri kuanza safari.
Mkuu wa Kituo cha Reli, Bi. Rose Ngauga akikagua mabehewa kabla ya gari moshi kuanza safari jana saa 9.40 alasiri.
…akikabidhiwa ripoti.
Gari moshi likiwa katika mwendo na baadhi ya abiria wakionekana wakichati na simu.
Mwandishi mwanadamizi wa Global Publisher, Haruni Sanchawa akishuka kutoka katika treni hiyo maeneo ya Ubungo Maziwa ambako treni hiyo umalizia safari yake.
Abiria wakishuka kwenye treni.
Pamoja na usafiri huo kuanza, mafundi wa shirika la reli bado wanaendelea na ukarabati wa reli kama wanavyoonekana pichani.
(HABARI PICHA : Haruni Sanchawa / GPL)

MAGAZETI LEO ALHAMISI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Chelsea 5 Manchester United 4:


Eden Hazard scored from the penalty spot in the last minute of added time to hand Chelsea a Capital One Cup reprieve and send their tie against Manchester United into extra time.
And Daniel Sturridge put Chelsea into the quarter-final when he capitalised on a second mistake in seven minutes by young United defender Scott Wootton after 97 minutes.
Hazard had stepped up to beat Anders Lindegaard with a nonchalant penalty after Wootton had bundled into the back of Ramires.
There's no beating the Blues: Ramires (left) and Chelsea team-mates react after his extra-time goal
There's no beating the Blues: Ramires (left) and Chelsea team-mates react after his extra-time goal

Match facts

Chelsea: Cech, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Bertrand, Romeu (Oscar 71), Mikel (Ramires 46), Moses, Mata, Piazon (Hazard 55), Sturridge. 
Subs not used: Hilario, Ferreira, Marin, Saville. 
Goals: Luiz (pen) 31, Cahill 52, Hazard 90(+4), Sturridge 97, Ramires 116
Booked: Romeu, Mikel, Luiz, Oscar, Ramires
Man Utd: Lindegaard, Da Silva, Wootton, Keane, Buttner (Powell 46), Anderson (Tunnicliffe 81), Giggs, Fletcher, Nani, Hernandez, Welbeck (Macheda 99). 
Goals: Giggs 22, 120 (pen), Hernandez 43, Nani 59
Booked: Wooton, M Keane
Subs not used: Johnstone, Lingard, Vermijl, Brady.
Referee: Lee Mason
Attendance: 41,126
And, when Wootton’s woeful header back fell to Sturridge, the England striker netted Chelsea’s fourth and decisive goal.
Ramires put the result beyond doubt when he rounded off some excellent work by Hazard to score Chelsea’s fifth.
Ryan Giggs’ late penalty for United, after Cesar Azpilicueta had bundled into Javier Hernandez, was just a consolation for United.
It was the ninth goal of, dare we say it, an entertaining football match following all the controversy from Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash between the sides.
Goals from Giggs, Hernandez and Nani gave United the lead three times, but a David Luiz penalty, a Gary Cahill header and then Hazard’s penalty brought Chelsea back into it each time.
Anderson was excellent for United, playing his part in all three of their goals, although Roberto Di Matteo’s side will not wish to dwell on some poor defending.
There were five survivors from the Chelsea side which started Sunday’s game, with John Mikel Obi and Juan Mata, the players at the centre of the allegations against referee Mark Clattenburg, the most notable selections.
Di Matteo said before kick-off he had spoken to both players and been assured they would be ‘OK’.
Stirring the pot: Manchester United fans display a banner about Clattenburg, mocking the well-known slogan Chelsea fans attach to captain John Terry, who racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand
Stirring the pot: Manchester United fans display a banner about Clattenburg, mocking the well-known slogan Chelsea fans attach to captain John Terry, who racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand
Message: Manchester United fans take aim at Chelsea over the race rows that have engulfed the club
Message: Manchester United fans take aim at Chelsea over the race rows that have engulfed the club
No hiding: John Obi Mikel (centre) started for Chelsea amid the race row involving referee Mark Clattenburg
No hiding: John Obi Mikel (centre) started for Chelsea amid the race row involving referee Mark Clattenburg
There was little chance of the Nigerian forgetting the events of Sunday, however. The players emerged from the tunnel to see a banner saying ‘Clattenburg. Referee, Leader, Legend’ unfurled by the Manchester United fans and there were even more pointed chants referring to the absence of John Terry, serving the third game of his four-match ban for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.
Mikel, however, managed to stifle a laugh when he was deservedly booked by referee Lee Mason for a late challenge on Danny Welbeck.
Sir Alex Ferguson made 10 changes to his United side, with Rafael the only player to start in both league and Cup games. Hernandez, who scored a controversial winner four days ago, did start this time after being a substitute on Sunday.
What are you playing at? Oriel Romeu (centre) is dispossessed by Anderson, leading to the opening goal
Here's how it all started: Oriel Romeu (centre) is dispossessed by Anderson, leading to the opening goal
Easy as that: Romeu (second right) can't get back as Ryan Giggs is left free to score past a defenceless Petr Cech
Easy as that: Romeu (second right) can't get back as Ryan Giggs is left free to score past a defenceless Petr Cech
Noses in front: United celebrate after Giggs (centre, partly obscured) gave them the lead at Stamford Bridge
Noses in front: United celebrate after Giggs (centre, partly obscured) gave them the lead at Stamford Bridge
Going down: United left-back Alexander Buttner fouls Victor Moses to concede a penalty
Going down: United left-back Alexander Buttner fouls Victor Moses to concede a penalty
No mistake: David Luiz stepped up to haul Chelsea level from the penalty spot with a low, powerful shot
No mistake: David Luiz stepped up to haul Chelsea level from the penalty spot with a low, powerful shot
On target: Blues defender Luiz celebrates after equalising from the penalty spot
On target: Blues defender Luiz celebrates after equalising from the penalty spot

A lazy pass by Darren Fletcher after five minutes fell nicely to Daniel Sturridge, but the striker failed to find Lucas Piazon in space on his left. If that was unfortunate, what followed two minutes later was  little short of embarrassing.
Victor Moses delivered a curling cross, only for Sturridge to trip over his own feet and fall on his face.
With Fernando Torres suspended following his red card on Sunday, Di Matteo gave Sturridge his first start of the season as the figurehead of Chelsea’s attack but his clumsy back-heel and ill-advised cross-cum-shot in the first half did little to enhance his cause.
Chelsea's nemesis: Javier Hernandez celebrates scoring at Stamford Bridge for the second time in four days
Chelsea's nemesis: Javier Hernandez celebrates scoring at Stamford Bridge for the second time in four days
Deadly: The Mexican striker showed his predatory instincts with a fine finish late in the first half
Deadly: The Mexican striker showed his predatory instincts with a fine finish late in the first half
Rising high: Gary Cahill (third left) leaps unmarked to head in Chelsea's second goal of the night
Rising high: Gary Cahill (third left) leaps unmarked to head in Chelsea's second goal of the night
Eye for goal: Chelsea centre-back Cahill celebrates his goal in the second half at the Bridge
Eye for goal: Chelsea centre-back Cahill celebrates his goal in the second half at the Bridge
Moses looked much more dominant. He was brought down by Alexander Buttner to win a penalty for Chelsea, which Luiz converted after 31 minutes. Chelsea had gone behind in bizarre circumstances nine minutes earlier when keeper Petr Cech played a short goal kick to Oriol Romeu, who was dispossessed by Anderson. Giggs picked up the ball and scored United’s opener by the time Luiz had ambled back on to the pitch.
The Brazil defender played more of a role in United’s second goal as he took the ball up field. But his attempted pass cannoned back into Chelsea’s half and Hernandez exploited the defensive hole to score his fourth goal in three games.
Making his point: Nani (right) celebrates with Anderson after scoring Manchester United's third goal
Making his point: Nani (right) celebrates with Anderson after scoring Manchester United's third goal
Top class: Nani chips the ball into the net over Petr Cech's despairing dive to put United 3-2 in front
Top class: Nani chips the ball into the net over Petr Cech's despairing dive to put United 3-2 in front
Back from the dead: Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard celebrates scoring in the dying seconds of normal time
Back from the dead: Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard celebrates scoring in the dying seconds of normal time
Held his nerve: Hazard (17) scores from the penalty spot deep into injury time to force another 30 minutes
Held his nerve: Hazard (17) scores from the penalty spot deep into injury time to force another 30 minutes
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich shook his head and laughed.
Nick Powell was introduced for United at the start of the second half and sent Cech sliding to his left to save a swerving shot.
But Chelsea equalised when Cahill powered in a header from a Mata corner.
Dan's the man: Daniel Sturridge (right) celebrates after handing Chelsea the lead in extra-time
Dan's the man: Daniel Sturridge (right) celebrates after handing Chelsea the lead in extra-time
Can't miss: Sturridge scores after going round Manchester United keeper Anders Lindegaard
Can't miss: Sturridge scores after going round Manchester United keeper Anders Lindegaard
There was a brief United appeal that the ball had not crossed the line, but Rafael’s attempted clearance coming off the underside of the bar on its way out rather gave the game away.
After seemingly doing his best to look as if he would rather be anywhere but Stamford Bridge last night Nani suddenly burst into life to deliver United’s third. A smart one-two with Anderson saw the Portugal winger burst into space and finish with a cool right-foot  finish. Cech collected a drinks  bottle hurled on to the pitch.
Nail in the coffin: Ramires (centre right) rounds off a superb move to seal the deal for Chelsea
Nail in the coffin: Ramires (centre right) rounds off a superb move to seal the deal for Chelsea

Di Matteo had introduced Ramires at the start of the second half and subsequently threw on Hazard and Oscar in pursuit of an equaliser in which both Ramires and Hazard played a crucial part.
Chelsea had already claimed another penalty after 73 minutes later when Mata’s shot hit Keane’s hands but Mason was unmoved.
Well, it wouldn’t be a proper match without one moment of controversy.



What the President saw: Shocked Obama flies over Atlantic City disaster zone to witness massive trail of devastation left by Sandy

  • President takes one-hour helicopter tour over Atlantic Coast, viewing flooded homes and wrecked buildings
  • Superstorm Sandy has claimed lives of at least 55 people on US East Coast with New Jersey and NYC badly affected
  • Obama skips campaign events in battleground states in favour of visit to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's state
  • Gov Christie: 'We've got a big task ahead of us that we have to do together. This is what New Jerseyans are built for'
  • Obama to return to campaign trail on Thursday with trips to Green Bay, Wisconsin; Boulder, Colorado; and Las Vegas


President Obama comforted tearful residents today when he visited a stretch of the New Jersey coast devastated by Superstorm Sandy, seeing for himself how the disaster has wrecked buildings and forced thousands to abandon their flooded homes.
The President revised his election campaigning plans and travelled to Atlantic City to get an aerial view of the widespread damage caused by the storm.
He was joined on the presidential helicopter, Marine One, for the one-hour tour by Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has put partisan politics aside in the wake of the disaster.

Reassurance: President Barack Obama (left) hugs marine owner Donna Vanzant (right) during a tour of Brigantine, New Jersey, which was badly affected by Superstorm Sandy
Reassurance: President Barack Obama (left) hugs marine owner Donna Vanzant (right) during a tour of Brigantine, New Jersey, which was badly affected by Superstorm Sandy
Aerial view: The President saw how homes in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, have become surrounded by water after Superstorm Sandy lashed the Atlantic Coast
Aerial view: The President saw how homes in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, have become surrounded by water after Superstorm Sandy lashed the Atlantic Coast
Ripped apart: During the helicopter tour, the President was shown how Superstorm Sandy tore away part of the Mantoloking Bridge in New Jersey
Ripped apart: During the helicopter tour, the President was shown how Superstorm Sandy tore away part of the Mantoloking Bridge in New Jersey
Up in the air: The Marine One helicopter, carrying President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, takes an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey
Up in the air: The Marine One helicopter, carrying President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, takes an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast in New Jersey
'I want to let you know that your governor is working overtime,' Obama told victims at an emergency shelter after the tour.
'The entire country has been watching what's been happening. Everybody knows how hard Jersey has been hit.'
Christie said:  'It's really important to have the president of the United States here.'
Obama returned the compliment.
The politicians' meeting came as people in the heavily populated US East Coast corridor battered by Sandy took the first cautious steps to reclaim their upended daily routines, even as rescuers combed neighbourhoods strewn with debris and scarred by floods and fire. 
Map of U.S. East Coast showing deaths, damages from Hurricane Sandy, as of Tuesday, Oct. 30, 4 p.m.
By Tuesday night, the winds and flooding inflicted by the fast-weakening Sandy had subsided, leaving at least 55 people dead along the Atlantic Coast and splintering beachfront homes and boardwalks from the mid-Atlantic states to southern New England. 
The storm later moved across Pennsylvania on a predicted path toward western New York State and Canada.
At the height of the disaster, more than 8.2 million customers lost electricity - some as far away as Michigan. Nearly a quarter of those without power were in New York, where lower Manhattan's usually bright lights remained dark for a second night.
Christie, who is a vocal supporter of GOP nominee Mitt Romney, has changed his partisan tune after the storm, regularly singing Obama’s praises in relation to the federal aid given toward disaster relief support. 
‘The president has been outstanding in this and so have the folks at FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency),’ Christie told the Today Show on Tuesday.
Christie later told news anchor Soledad O’Brien that Obama ‘has been incredibly supportive and helpful to our state, and not once did he bring up the election.’
Christie continued his new tact of effusively praising President Obama and the work that the federal government is doing in response to the hurricane, saying that the two spent a ‘significant’ afternoon together touring the Jersey Shore in Marine One. 
‘I cannot thank the president enough for his concern,’ Christie said at the 5pm press conference. 
‘The president has been all over this and he deserves great credit.’
The governor said that the two have put their partisan differences aside and had spoken six times including their afternoon-long trip today. 
‘It has been a great working relationship to make sure that we are doing the jobs that the people elected us to do,’ Christie said of Obama. 
‘I am pleased to report that he has spring into action immediately while we were in the car together.’
The President was slightly more reserved with his praise, as he kept the majority of his remarks focused on the efforts of FEMA and ways for those who lost homes from the storm rather than his political rival. 
‘Governor Christie ahs been responsive aggressive, making sure the state got out in front of this incredible storm,’ Obama said. 
During his introduction, Christie, known for his brash demeanor, said that he forgave residents of Brigantine for not following his order to ‘get the hell out’ before the storm hit Monday night. (He jokingly said ‘you’re forgiven this time.’)
Obama made a reference to the colorful language, turning back to give the Governor a smile during the remark. 
The President pledged to streamline the federal funding process, explaining that he has instituted a so-called 15 minute rule for his team, meaning that if a mayor, state politician, or governor calls them, they have to respond with firm answers in a matter of minutes. 
‘We are not going to tolerate red tape,’ he said.  ‘When you see neighbors helping neighbors you’re reminded of what America’s all about.
‘We’re going to have a ton of work to do. I don’t want anyone thinking that this will be cleaned up over night. We want to make sure people have realistic expectations.
Support: President Obama holds North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant close as he tours damage done by Superstorm Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (left) stands with them
Support: President Obama holds North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant close as he tours damage done by Superstorm Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (left) stands with them
What Obama saw: This aerial photograph of storm damage in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, was taken from a helicopter travelling behind Marine One
What Obama saw: This aerial photograph of storm damage in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, was taken from a helicopter travelling behind Marine One
Aftermath: Another view of the damage to Seaside Heights, New Jersey, taken from a helicopter travelling behind the aircraft carrying President Obama and Governor Chris Christie
Aftermath: Another view of the damage to Seaside Heights, New Jersey, taken from a helicopter travelling behind the aircraft carrying President Obama and Governor Chris Christie
Battered: The President was shown the damage to this amusement park at Seaside Heights, New Jersey, as he toured the area by helicopter
Battered: The President was shown the damage to this amusement park at Seaside Heights, New Jersey, as he toured the area by helicopter
Crossing the political divide: Barack Obama comforts the New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, a Mitt Romney supporter who has sung the President's praises since Superstorm Sandy struck
Crossing the political divide: Barack Obama comforts the New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie, a Mitt Romney supporter who has sung the President's praises since Superstorm Sandy struck
Tour: Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as he arrives in Atlantic City to inspect damage caused by Superstorm Sandy
Tour: Barack Obama is greeted by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as he arrives in Atlantic City to inspect damage caused by Superstorm Sandy
Joint effort: The President was joined by Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate (right) as he met the Republican New Jersey Governor (left), who has put party politics aside after the storm caused widespread damage
Joint effort: The President was joined by Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate (right) as he met the Republican New Jersey Governor (left), who has put party politics aside after the storm caused widespread damage
Visit: President Obama, flanked by Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate (right) and New Jersey governor Chris Christie (left) prepare to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast to view areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy
Visit: President Obama, flanked by Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Craig Fugate (right) and New Jersey governor Chris Christie (left) prepare to take an aerial tour of the Atlantic Coast to view areas damaged by Superstorm Sandy
Political gamble: Rather than using the election campaign's final Wednesday to woo voters in swing states, the President flew to New Jersey to see the devastation
Political gamble: Rather than using the election campaign's final Wednesday to woo voters in swing states, the President flew to New Jersey to see the devastation
On his way: The shadow of Air Force One is seen as it approaches Atlantic City International Airport before the President's helicopter tour of the devastated region
On his way: The shadow of Air Force One is seen as it approaches Atlantic City International Airport before the President's helicopter tour of the devastated region
‘We will not quit… We don’t leave anybody behind.’
New Jersey was one of the hardest-hit in Monday night’s storm, and power outages in the state’s two biggest cities - Newark and Jersey City - have prevented progress, as traffic lights remain out of action.
The visit came after the President’s second visit to FEMA headquarters for an update on federal progress.
Obama took a motorcade to FEMA's offices in D.C. to meet with agency chiefs before the flight to Atlantic City to meet with Sandy's victims and relief workers.
'This is a tough time for millions of people. But America is tougher'
US President Barack Obama
Days before the election, the President has kept up a steady public presence overseeing the storm response, while cancelling a series of public campaign rallies.
It was Obama's second visit in four days with the agency. On Sunday, he met FEMA officials, then told reporters the government will ‘respond big and respond fast’ after the massive storm made landfall.
The President also paid a visit to the headquarters of the Red Cross on Tuesday, saying he wanted ‘no bureaucracy, no red tape’ to interfere with recovery, and suggested the military might be able to help in view of the enormity of the damage.
‘This is a tough time for millions of people ... But America is tougher,’ he said.
The speed of their response has prompted criticism from Michael ‘heckuva job’ Brown, the former FEMA director who was roundly criticized for the agency’s response to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina.
‘One thing (President Obama’s) gonna be asked is, why did he jump on (Sandy) so quickly and go back to D.C. so quickly when (after) Benghazi, he went to Las Vegas? Why was this so quick?’ Brown told a Denver news station.
Destroyed: An aerial view of the Breezy Point neighbourhood in New York, where more than 50 homes were burned to the ground as a result of Superstorm Sandy
Destroyed: An aerial view of the Breezy Point neighbourhood in New York, where more than 50 homes were burned to the ground as a result of Superstorm Sandy
Burned down: Residents living in the beachfront neighbourhood at Breezy Point, New York, were told to evacuate as Superstorm Sandy approached. When they returned, dozens of homes were gone
Burned down: Residents living in the beachfront neighbourhood at Breezy Point, New York, were told to evacuate as Superstorm Sandy approached. When they returned, dozens of homes were gone
Fire damage: Neighbors Lucille Dwyer (right) and Linda Strong (left) embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes in Breezy Point, Queens, New York
Fire damage: Neighbors Lucille Dwyer (right) and Linda Strong (left) embrace after looking through the wreckage of their homes in Breezy Point, Queens, New York
Distraught: A woman stares at the ground as she walks past damaged homes after the fire at Breezy Point in the Queens borough of New York
Distraught: A woman stares at the ground as she walks past damaged homes after the fire at Breezy Point in the Queens borough of New York
Surveying the destruction: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (centre) views storm damage in the Breezy Point area of Queens, New York, after fire destroyed homes
Surveying the destruction: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (centre) views storm damage in the Breezy Point area of Queens, New York, after fire destroyed homes
No play: This US Air Force photo shows an aerial view of the rollercoaster from the Seaside Heights amusement park on the New Jersey shore submerged in surf
No play: This US Air Force photo shows an aerial view of the rollercoaster from the Seaside Heights amusement park on the New Jersey shore submerged in surf
Pet rescue: Olivia Loesner, 16, hugs her uncle, Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff, after she was brought from her flooded home in a boat in Little Ferry, New Jersey, Her mother, Janice Loesner, carries their dogs to safety in a basket
Pet rescue: Olivia Loesner, 16, hugs her uncle, Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff, after she was brought from her flooded home in a boat in Little Ferry, New Jersey, Her mother, Janice Loesner, carries their dogs to safety in a basket
Stuck: A car is pictured on Wednesday, partially buried by sand that was washed ashore by Superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Stuck: A car is pictured on Wednesday, partially buried by sand that was washed ashore by Superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey
All that's left: The foundations to the historic Rockaway boardwalk are all that remain after it was washed away during Superstorm Sandy in Brooklyn, New York
All that's left: The foundations to the historic Rockaway boardwalk are all that remain after it was washed away during Superstorm Sandy in Brooklyn, New York
Snap: A man takes a picture of a woman in front of a crumbled public bathroom following Superstorm Sandy, on Tuesday in Belmar, New Jersey
Snap: A man takes a picture of a woman in front of a crumbled public bathroom following Superstorm Sandy, on Tuesday in Belmar, New Jersey
After tamping down his partisan tone on Tuesday at an Ohio event that emphasised victims' relief, Mr Romney planned three full-blown campaign rallies today in Florida, the largest competitive state.
Sandy largely spared Florida, so Mr Romney calculates he can campaign there without appearing callous. But President Obama’s revised schedule is also a political gamble.
Rather than use the campaign's final Wednesday to woo voters in the tossup states that will decide the election, Obama decided to go before cameras with Christie.
When Governor Christie stopped in Belmar, New Jersey, during a tour of the devastation, one woman wept openly and 42-year-old Walter Patrickis told him: ‘Governor, I lost everything.'
Governor Christie, who called the shore damage ‘unthinkable,’ said a full recovery would take months and it would likely be a week or more before power is restored to everyone who lost it.
‘Now we've got a big task ahead of us that we have to do together. This is the kind of thing New Jerseyans are built for,’ he added.
Governor Christie said that when he speaks with President Obama today, he plans to ask the President to assign the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start working on how to rebuild beaches and find ‘the best way to rebuild the beach to protect these towns’.
President Obama cancelled his campaign appearances up to today but is staying in the public eye as commander of federal relief efforts. Yesterday he visited the American Red Cross headquarters - a short walk from the White House to commiserate with victims and encourage aid workers.
‘This is a tough time for millions of people,’ the President said. ‘But America is tougher.’ 
Obama campaign senior adviser David Axelrod said today that the President intends to resume campaigning tomorrow. Campaign officials say the President will make stops in Green Bay, Wisconsin; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Boulder, Colorado.  
President Obama’s last campaign event was last Saturday in New Hampshire. He flew to Orlando on Sunday to attend a campaign rally on Monday with former President Bill Clinton but scrapped his campaign plans to return to Washington D.C. to monitor preparations for Superstorm Sandy. 
Unbelievable: A woman looks at damage in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed away during Superstorm Sandy
Unbelievable: A woman looks at damage in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed away during Superstorm Sandy
Crushed: Freddie Nocella, Jr, looks at his grandfather's damaged Trans Am as he helps to salvage belongings from his grandparents' heavily damaged home in Babylon Village, New York
Crushed: Freddie Nocella, Jr, looks at his grandfather's damaged Trans Am as he helps to salvage belongings from his grandparents' heavily damaged home in Babylon Village, New York
A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey
Cars and vans are buried in sand that was washed on to a street in Long Beach Island, New Jersey, during Superstorm Sandy
Scenes from New Jersey: A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken (left), and cars and vans are buried in sand on Long Beach Island (right)
Mr Romney wavered in his strategy. First the campaign said he would skip a rally in Ohio yesterday out of sympathy for the storm victims. Then Mr Romney decided to do the event but recast it as a storm-relief effort, shorn of the usual campaign speech. 
‘It's part of the American spirit, the American way, to give to people in need,’ Mr Romney said in Kettering, Ohio, before supporters lined up to hand him bags of canned food for storm victims.
Adding to Mr Romney's dilemma are the candidate's previous statements on the federal government's role in emergency management.
He said he believes state and local governments should have primary responsibility for emergency clean-up. Mr Romney refused yesterday to answer repeated questions from reporters about what he would do with the Federal Emergency Management Agency if he wins the election.
'A Romney-Ryan administration will always ensure that disaster funding is there for those in need. Period'
Spokesman for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Asked about federal aid to help recover and rebuild from Sandy, a spokesman said: ‘A Romney-Ryan administration will always ensure that disaster funding is there for those in need. Period.’
For President Obama, missing a few days of active campaigning for vital presidential duties may be a good trade, politically speaking.
Lingering anger about President George W. Bush's performance when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005 could provide a backdrop to benefit President Obama if he does a solid job.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, of the University of Pennsylvania, said a natural disaster gives a president ‘unlimited access to the media to say things the public wants and needs to hear in a fashion that reinforces that he is president.’
For President Obama, the federal response to the natural disaster could make or break his bid for a second term. His reputation could suffer if the federal government's response is feeble or botched.
Unusual pile-up: An aerial photograph shows boats lying next to a house near Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, where they were washed ashore during Superstorm Sandy
Unusual pile-up: An aerial photograph shows boats lying next to a house near Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, where they were washed ashore during Superstorm Sandy
On fire: This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows damage north of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Superstorm Sandy made landfall
On fire: This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows damage north of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Superstorm Sandy made landfall
Severe damage: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damages along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday
Severe damage: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damages along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday
Underwater: This picture provided shows flooded homes in Tuckerton, New Jersey, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline
Underwater: This picture provided shows flooded homes in Tuckerton, New Jersey, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline
Flooding: A portion of Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, New Jersey was underwater after Superstorm Sandy blew across the state with devastating results
Flooding: A portion of Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, New Jersey was underwater after Superstorm Sandy blew across the state with devastating results

BEFORE AND AFTER: THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF SUPERSTORM SANDY ON ATLANTIC CITY'S HOLIDAY HOMES

These startling before-and-after pictures reveal what is left of parts of the East Coast. Just one solitary house was left standing on the east side of New Jersey's Mantoloking Bridge in Brick. Rows of Atlantic holiday homes were wiped out by the 900-mile storm with its surging waters and winds of 95mph.
How it was: This image from Google Maps shows Mantoloking Bridge in Brick, New Jersey, before the devastation was caused by Superstorm Sandy
How it was: This image from Google Maps shows Mantoloking Bridge in Brick, New Jersey, before the devastation was caused by Superstorm Sandy. All but one of the houses in the highlighted area above were destroyed in the storm. The only one to still be standing is circled above
Severe destruction: An aerial view from Greenpeace taken by Tim Aubry of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy along the New Jersey coast in Brick
Severe destruction: An aerial view from Greenpeace taken by Tim Aubry of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy along the New Jersey coast in Brick
Shock: Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, New Jersey, reacts as he looks at debris of a home that washed up on to the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after Superstorm Sandy
Shock: Brian Hajeski, 41, of Brick, New Jersey, reacts as he looks at debris of a home that washed up on to the Mantoloking Bridge the morning after Superstorm Sandy
Centerpiece graphic showing a map of the eastern U.S. superimposed with the footprint of Hurricane Sandy as of 5 p.m. ET Tuesday
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) talks about damage done by Hurricane Sandy and rescue efforts while at the National Red Cross Headquarters in Washington
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Contenders: US President Barack Obama (left) talks about damage done by Hurricane Sandy and rescue efforts while at the National Red Cross HQ in Washington D.C. on Tuesday; while Republican candidate Mitt Romney loads relief supplies for people affected by Hurricane Sandy into a truck at a relief campaign event in Kettering, Ohio
Speech: President Obama talks during his visit to the Disaster Operation Center of the Red Cross National HQ to discuss Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday
Speech: President Obama talks during his visit to the Disaster Operation Center of the Red Cross National HQ to discuss Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday
President Barack Obama
Talks: President Barack Obama visits the FEMA headquarters following Hurricane Sandy in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. Pictured with President Obama are (from second left to right) Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan
From above: In this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image, the remnants of Tropical Sandy move across eastern America on Wednesday
From above: In this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image, the remnants of Tropical Sandy move across eastern America on Wednesday
Gone: A boardwalk (left) and waterfront property are heavily damaged following Superstorm Sandy, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday
Gone: A boardwalk (left) and waterfront property are heavily damaged following Superstorm Sandy, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday
Uprooted: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damage along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday
Uprooted: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damage along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday
Changed landscape This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows flooding on the bay side of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Sandy made landfall
Changed landscape This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows flooding on the bay side of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Sandy made landfall
Just still there: The damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast, in a photo taken during a search and rescue mission
Just still there: The damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast, in a photo taken during a search and rescue mission
Extraordinary: Sand and debris covers the streets near the water in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after the area was wrecked by Superstorm Sandy
Extraordinary: Sand and debris covers the streets near the water in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after the area was wrecked by Superstorm Sandy
Complete devastation: A lone piece of colour in a children's playground is pictured surrounded by sand and debris near the ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Complete devastation: A lone piece of colour in a children's playground is pictured surrounded by sand and debris near the ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Rubble: A toy truck sits among the post-Superstorm Sandy destruction on Tuesday in the devastated Atlantic City in New Jersey
Rubble: A toy truck sits among the post-Superstorm Sandy destruction on Tuesday in the devastated Atlantic City in New Jersey
Rebuild project: A man in a hooded jacket and jeans walks past debris left by the floodwater from Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday in Hoboken, New Jersey
Rebuild project: A man in a hooded jacket and jeans walks past debris left by the floodwater from Superstorm Sandy on Tuesday in Hoboken, New Jersey
No sales: A small shop that rents personal water craft rests in a huge sinkhole on the bayside in Ocean City, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after a storm surge
No sales: A small shop that rents personal water craft rests in a huge sinkhole on the bayside in Ocean City, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after a storm surge
On the rails: This photograph, provided by the state of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, shows a boat resting on the tracks at Metro-North's Ossining Station in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
On the rails: This photograph, provided by the state of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, shows a boat resting on the tracks at Metro-North's Ossining Station in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
Smashed: Captain Charles Bodien, Jr, posts a condemned sign on a summer camp at Webster Lake in Franklin, New Hampshire, after a tree crashed down on it
Smashed: Captain Charles Bodien, Jr, posts a condemned sign on a summer camp at Webster Lake in Franklin, New Hampshire, after a tree crashed down on it
Destitute: In this U.S. Coast Guard photo, a helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, observe property damage in New Jersey caused by Sandy
Destitute: In this U.S. Coast Guard photo, a helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, observe property damage in New Jersey caused by Sandy
Misery on the beachfront: This aerial photograph provided by the U.S. Air Force shows how the storm left homes on the New Jersey shoreline surrounded by water
Misery on the beachfront: This aerial photograph provided by the U.S. Air Force shows how the storm left homes on the New Jersey shoreline surrounded by water
What to do? Zelphia Connor stands outside her garage in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, damaged by pieces of the boardwalk that Superstorm Sandy broke
What to do? Zelphia Connor stands outside her garage in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Wednesday, damaged by pieces of the boardwalk that Superstorm Sandy broke
Still moving: A vehicle drives on a flooded street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall on Monday evening
Still moving: A vehicle drives on a flooded street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall on Monday evening
Sea crash: Boats clustered together at a marina in Brant Beach, on Long Beach Island on the New Jersey shore on Tuesday, a day after Superstorm Sandy blew across
Sea crash: Boats clustered together at a marina in Brant Beach, on Long Beach Island on the New Jersey shore on Tuesday, a day after Superstorm Sandy blew across
Devastation: A beachfront home is gutted in Manasquan, New Jersey, following the dramatic storm which caused havoc across the US East Coast
Devastation: A beachfront home is gutted in Manasquan, New Jersey, following the dramatic storm which caused havoc across the US East Coast
No Halloween: This photo taken on Tuesday shows a store with 'Boo Sandy' and 'Trick or Treat?' writing on wooden boards in Atlantic City, New Jersey
No Halloween: This photo taken on Tuesday shows a store with 'Boo Sandy' and 'Trick or Treat?' writing on wooden boards in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Wreckage: The remains of a boardwalk and other debris is washed ashore following Superstorm Sandy, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Monday
Wreckage: The remains of a boardwalk and other debris is washed ashore following Superstorm Sandy, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Monday
Aid: Bill Johnson is helped by a friend to remove one of his kayaks from a pile of debris in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Aid: Bill Johnson is helped by a friend to remove one of his kayaks from a pile of debris in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Ruined: People walk past debris in the area where a 2,000ft section of the boardwalk was destroyed, with the Showboat Casino in the background in Atlantic City
Ruined: People walk past debris in the area where a 2,000ft section of the boardwalk was destroyed, with the Showboat Casino in the background in Atlantic City
Shock: People stand on a mound of construction dirt to view the area where a 2,000ft section of the boardwalk was destroyed by flooding in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Shock: People stand on a mound of construction dirt to view the area where a 2,000ft section of the boardwalk was destroyed by flooding in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Smashed up: The damaged front of an auto repair shop on Atlantic Avenue is seen in the aftermath of Sandy's landfall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Smashed up: The damaged front of an auto repair shop on Atlantic Avenue is seen in the aftermath of Sandy's landfall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Tuesday
Collapse: Beach houses are left destroyed in the Bell Harbor community after Sandy inundated the Rockaway Peninsular in the borough of Queens, New York
Collapse: Beach houses are left destroyed in the Bell Harbor community after Sandy inundated the Rockaway Peninsular in the borough of Queens, New York
Response: Firefighters try to put out blazes at Breezy Point on Tuesday in Queens, New York. A fire broke out in the flooded community late on Monday night
Response: Firefighters try to put out blazes at Breezy Point on Tuesday in Queens, New York. A fire broke out in the flooded community late on Monday night
Pointing: Two men look at damage in the Breezy Point area of Queens, New York, on Tuesday after fire destroyed about 80 homes as a result of Superstorm Sandy
Pointing: Two men look at damage in the Breezy Point area of Queens, New York, on Tuesday after fire destroyed about 80 homes as a result of Superstorm Sandy
Taking cover: The scene at 130th St and Newport Ave in Rockaway, Queens, New York, where many houses were burned down after Superstorm Sandy hit the area
Taking cover: The scene at 130th St and Newport Ave in Rockaway, Queens, New York, where many houses were burned down after Superstorm Sandy hit the area
Destruction: A beach house is left destroyed in the Bell Harbor community after Superstorm Sandy inundated the Rockaway Peninsular in Queens, New York
Destruction: A beach house is left destroyed in the Bell Harbor community after Superstorm Sandy inundated the Rockaway Peninsular in Queens, New York
Little left: Beachfront properties in Rockaway, Queens, New York, where many houses were destroyed after Superstorm Sandy hit the area
Little left: Beachfront properties in Rockaway, Queens, New York, where many houses were destroyed after Superstorm Sandy hit the area