$29.4 BILLION 

Utility workers replace a pole that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. New Jersey Govenor Christie estimated that Superstorm Sandy cost New Jersey $29.4 billion in damage and economic losses. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images

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6Mark Wilson, Getty Images, Hurricane Sandy, Pole, Architecure, Infrastructure, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA,

From Hurricane Sandy: The Long Recovery by The Atlantic in focus

A huge pile of debris stacked up in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on November 12, 2012. Clean-up continues two weeks after the region was pounded by Superstorm Sandy. Picture Mel Evans/AP Photo

Source : The Atlantic

6Mel Evans, AP Photo, News, Hurricane Sandy, Architecture, Destruction, Seaside Heights, New Jersey, USA,