It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the Eastern seaboard on October 29, 2012, affecting 24 states from Florida to Maine and costing the country an estimated $65 billion.
Some areas have recovered well, while the progress in New Jersey is still very much ongoing. At least 26,000 people in Jersey are still out of their homes, with some saying they are yet to see promised rebuilding funds.
The photos below show the recovery nearly a year after the superstorm.
Homeowner Michael Russo (R), is comforted by friend Joseph Bono in Ocean Breeze, Staten Island. The first floor of Russo’s home was completely flooded by the ocean surge caused by Sandy. Russo said that he salvaged an American flag he had stored on the upper shelf of a supply closet. The second photo shows a ‘for sale’ sign on an empty lot where Bono’s home was demolished on October 17, 2013. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Boats pushed up by Sandy lie against residences near a marina on Staten Island. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Members of the Hague family try to salvage a washing machine from their flood-damaged home in Ocean Breeze, NY. In the bottom photo, Neighbour Frank Moszczynski watches over the Hague family home, still uninhabited almost a year after Sandy. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Edward ‘Roaddawg’ Manley, a volunteer and honorary firefighter with the Point Breeze Volunteer Fire Department, places a star on top of a Christmas tree on December 25, 2012 in Breezy Point, Queens. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
The remains of burned homes are surrounded by water in the Breezy Point, Queens. Below, newly built homes and vacant lots are shown. (Mario Tama & Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
The iconic Princess Cottage, built in 1855, remained standing after being ravaged by flooding in Union Beach, NJ, but was later torn down. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
The boardwalk and amusement park in Seaside Heights, NJ are shown before and after. (Mario Tama & Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Homes sit destroyed after Sandy in Breezy Point, Queens. Below, workers construct new homes on October 23, 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
People shown walking their dogs in Rockway, Queens, before and after. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A fire burns near destroyed homes and businesses in Rockaway, Queens. Below, two people walk down a sidewalk past a now empty lot on October 23, 2013. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
The Monmouth Beach pavilion is surrounded by debris in Monmouth, New Jersey. (Allison Joyce & Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Rising water caused by Superstorm Sandy rushes into the Carey Tunnel in New York City. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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