Hurricane Sandy rescue missions

On a National Guard truck, Ali LaPointe, of Hoboken, N.J., hands her 18-month-old daughter, Eliza Skye LaPointe, to Hoboken firefighters, Oct. 31, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J., in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Residents were rescued from their homes as parts of the city are still covered in seep, standing water.

Credit: AP Photo/Craig Ruttle