The storm devastated communities up and down the east coast of the United States. It is blamed for causing more than 100 deaths and an estimated $65 billion in damages.
A Year Since Superstorm Sandy
![People walk along a rebuilt portion of boardwalk a year afer it was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Oct. 13, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a2dd69af-448f-49e9-93a3-f276c12c63ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk along a rebuilt portion of boardwalk a year afer it was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, Oct. 13, 2013.
![This combination photos shows the beach under what is left of the boardwalk in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the borough of Queens, New York on Nov. 5, 2012 and Oct. 21, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c3bcbfe2-eb47-49e1-b349-63843a4082f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This combination photos shows the beach under what is left of the boardwalk in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in the borough of Queens, New York on Nov. 5, 2012 and Oct. 21, 2013.
![This combination of Nov. 14, 2012 and Oct. 17, 2013 photos shows construction equipment working on debris collected during the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/07a13393-43e1-40bf-b30e-f72ae38f242f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This combination of Nov. 14, 2012 and Oct. 17, 2013 photos shows construction equipment working on debris collected during the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy in the parking lot of Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaway section of New York.
![Larry Racioppo, a retired photographer for New York City's Housing and Preservation Department, displays his personal diary and photo album at his home in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, New York, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6fa0564f-e4e5-4455-a0ea-9ce1efb77e62_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Larry Racioppo, a retired photographer for New York City's Housing and Preservation Department, displays his personal diary and photo album at his home in the Belle Harbor section of Queens, New York, Oct. 15, 2013.