PHOTOS: East Coast begins to assess Superstorm Sandy damage

A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Portable upended flood dikes are viewed on a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Debris litter a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Debris litters a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A store which had flooded is viewed in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Temporary barriers lay in a street following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Portable, upended flood dikes are viewed on a flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: Cars floating in a flooded subterranian basement following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is viewed after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: With the U.S. Capitol shown in the background, a fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is viewed after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was his especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A couple walks in the rain as a darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

CAPE MAY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: People come out to see the heavy surf that was caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. The New Jersey coastline felt the full force of Sandy's heavy winds resulting in record floodwaters and power cuts as US President Barack Obama declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: With the U.S. Capitol shown in the background, a fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A flooded street in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn is viewed after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building which flooded and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Johnson fled the area when the water began to rise yesterday. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A darkened Manhattan is viewed after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: A fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 30: A fallen tree lies along the side of 14th St NW following Hurricane Sandy's track through the nation's capital October 30, 2012 in Washington, United States. Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage along the east coast of the United States with the New York City area taking the brunt of the damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines.(Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A man walks his dog near downed power lines in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

People walk on the Brooklyn Bridge which remains closed to traffic after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man walks his dog near downed powerlines in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A man walks his dog near downed powerlines in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. At least 13 people were killed in the United States and Canada as the storm roared ashore late Monday, pounding several major cities with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees and ripped down power lines. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

A construction crane hangs off of the side of One57, seen from Central Park on October 30, 2012 in New York City. The crane was blown loose from the residential construction project during Hurricane Sandy. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building which flooded and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Johnson fled the area when the water began to rise yesterday. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Waves break next to an apartment building which flooded from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Resident Kim Johnson inspects the area around her apartment building (left) which flooded from Hurricane Sandy and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Sections of an old boardwalk are seen destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A man surveys the remains of a flooded store following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: The aftermath of flooding following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: The aftermath of flooding following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

CAPE MAY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Earth movers clean sand off the road which was brought in from Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. The New Jersey coastline felt the full force of Sandy's heavy winds resulting in record floodwaters and power cuts as US President Barack Obama declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A street sign stands near apartment buildings which flooded and destroyed large sections of an old boardwalk, on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: A shutter is badly damaged in the aftermath of flooding following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30: An empty Brooklyn Bridge, which remains closed to traffic after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. At least 15 people were reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

People walk on the Brooklyn Bridge which remains closed to traffic after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

People walk on the Brooklyn Bridge which remains closed to traffic after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Destroyed sections of an an old boardwalk are seen in an area that flooded by the beach on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard.(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Debris and sections of a destroyed old boardwalk are seen in an area that flooded on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A police vehicle drives on the Brooklyn Bridge which remains closed to traffic after the city awakens to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)