Photos: Sandy comes ashore

Sandy: NYC

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Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Posted on October 30, 2012 at 1:46 AM

Updated Tuesday, Oct 30 at 7:31 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds Monday night and hurled an unprecedented 13-foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street. At least 14 U.S. deaths were blamed on the storm, which brought the presidential campaign to a halt a week before Election Day.

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