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The intensity of the flooding from Sandy knocked many homes off their foundations. New flood zone regulations aim to prevent this in the future by recommending homes be lifted as high as 10 feet. Photo/David Defilippis Before Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the Jersey coast on Oct. 29, 2012, few realized the intensity of the storm that headed in their direction. The National Hurricane Center opted not to issue Hurricane Warnings north of North Carolina, and instead handed the reigns to regional National Weather Service offices. Local governments warned the public of the approaching threat, and issued evacuation orders to many towns. While some residents agreed to leave, others ...
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 A stairway to nowhere sits on what is left of the beachfront in Toms River, N.J. on Nov. 29, 2012. The beach used to extend to the top of the staircase before Superstorm Sandy washed most of it away. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed into law a $50.5 billion emergency measure for Superstorm Sandy victims. Congress gave the measure its final approval late Monday. Obama signed it Tuesday night, minutes after returning to the White House from a visit to Nevada. It took Congress three months after Sandy devastated areas along the East Coast to approve the emergency funding. Obama scolded lawmakers for delaying recovery efforts ...
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A woman pedals her loaded tricycle past a Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer after receiving relief supplies from a clothing and food distribution center, Monday, Nov. 5, 2012, in Long Beach, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) A Superstorm Sandy relief volunteer has added her voice to the growing chorus criticizing the American Red Cross relief efforts in the aftermath of the devastating storm. Michelle Manning writes in The Daily Beast: As one of thousands of volunteers working in the Rockaways in the weeks that have followed, I can say that the evidence of my own eyes, confirmed by many of my fellow volunteers and by the leaders of the local relief effort, is that whatever the ...
