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Long Beach, N.Y., July 26, 2013 -- The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy left behind several feet of sand in the streets of Long Beach. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., July 26, 2013 -- The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy left behind several feet of sand in the streets of Long Beach. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., July 26, 2013 -- The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy left behind several feet of sand in the streets of Long Beach. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., July 26, 2013 -- Michigan St. and Ocean View Ave. nine months after Hurricane Sandy. The storm surge left behind several feet of sand in the streets. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., July 26, 2013 -- The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy deposited tons of sand on the streets of Long Beach. The sand was collected and brought to staging areas where it was sifted to remove debris and then used to replenish the beaches. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., Sept. 12, 2013 -- Historic brick roads were reconstructed after flood waters from Hurricane Sandy destabilized the road. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Union Beach, N.J., Jan. 4, 2013 -- Post Hurricane Sandy, this Union Beach New Jersey home is using mitigation to prepare for the future by raising the home eight feet above street level. FEMA photo by Wendell A. Davis Jr

Long Beach, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2013 -- Residents of the City of Long Beach watch as the last piles of debris from Hurricane Sandy are sorted for removal. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2013 -- Remains of seven homes that burned to the ground and three others that sustained major damage, in the Canals neighborhood of Long Beach. At the height of Hurricane Sandy, firefighters had to walk through chest high flood waters with a hose and portable pump to fight the fire. It took six hours to contain and extinguish the blaze. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA

Long Beach, N.Y., June 26, 2013 -- The surge from Hurricane Sandy flooded the streets of Long Beach with four feet of water. Some homeowners have chosen to elevate their houses to avoid damage from future storms. K.C.Wilsey

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Date Taken: 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC

Photographer Name: Kenneth Wilsey

Disasters: New York Hurricane Sandy (DR-4085)

Disaster Types: Coastal Storm ^ Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm

Categories: Recovery

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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