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Two people stand near the edge of the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man walks through the flooded street in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man watches as the tidal surge pounds a pier in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A shop owner sweeps debris and water under the door in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man takes a picture of the storm with his phone from the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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People walk on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A car sits in a flooded street of Ocean City, Maryland, on October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A warning sign rests in the middle of a flooded street in Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Public Works personnel try to secure a tree while high winds begin to blow through Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A placard rests on a fence near the boardwalk in Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A truck tries to drive through the floooded streets of Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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Sand covers the boardwalk with turned over benchs in Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man watches as the tidal surgre begins to cover the beach in Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area. Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards land. Officials warned that the threat to life and property was "unprecedented" and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in cities and towns from New England to North Carolina to evacuate their homes and seek shelter. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)