Superstorm slams Jersey Shore

Destroyed sections of an an old boardwalk are seen in an area that flooded by the beach on Oct. 30, 2012, in Atlantic City, N.J. The storm has claimed several lives in the United States and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the East Coast including New York City.

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