People gather around the remains of burned homes after Superstorm Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Over 50 homes were reportedly destroyed in a fire during the storm.—Photo by AFP

A girl cries after looking through the wreckage of homes devastated by fire and the affects of Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York. Historic monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 64 people with a massive storm surge that caused epic flooding.—Photo by Reuters

Cars piled on top of each other at the entrance to a garage on South Willliam Street in Lower Manhattan in New York as the city begins to clean up after Hurricane Sandy.—Photo by AFP

Tom Duffy, left, and his family look through the debris of his home which was damaged in a fire caused by superstorm Sandy Wednesday, in New York. The huge blaze destroyed perhaps 100 homes in the close-knit community where many had stayed behind despite being told to evacuate.—Photo by AP

A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey. The US Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding.—Photo by Reuters

A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday in Hoboken, NJ.—Photo by AP

US President Barack Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours damage done by Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, New Jersey. Putting aside partisan differences, Obama and Republican Governor Chris Christie toured storm-stricken parts of New Jersey together on Wednesday, taking in scenes of flooded roads and burning homes in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy. —Photo by Reuters

People walk as waves crash on the 'El Malecon' seafront boulevard, which is closed to traffic due to rough seas, in Havana.—Photo by Reuters

Workers continue the demolition of Haiti's National Palace in Port-au-Prince. The palace was destroyed in the January 12, 2010, earthquake.—Photo by AFP