Before-and-after views of Sandy destruction

This before-and-after comparison of aerial views of Breezy Point in Queens, N.Y., shows the destruction caused by the Superstorm Sandy.

The flooded beachfront community - a close-knit neighborhood of mostly firefighters and police officers - was totally destroyed when a huge blaze reduced perhaps 100 homes to ash.

Nearly 200 firefighters were called into battle during the storm, as wind-whipped flames jumped from house to house.

Credit: AP/Bing