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Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge

October 29th, 2012 by Julia Reinhart
Julia Reinhart
New york, United States, North America
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Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
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Flooding even during low tide on the embankment of Manhattan alongside the East River as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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New Yorker surfing the wind on 1st Avenue and 95th Street as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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New Yorkers walking their dogs alongside East River and a closed off FDR drive as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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A deserted FDR Highway alongside eastern Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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Flooding on the Bronx Side of the East River as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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NYPD blocking off FDR Highway on the bank of the East River as Hurricane Sandy approaches and flooding is expected.
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New Yorkers out in the weather as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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Clouds loom over the East River as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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Joggers on the closed down FDR Highway as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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The view down the East River as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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An NYPD squad car blocks the 116th Street entrance to the FDR Highway on the east side of Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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A deserted FDR Highway in Manhattan as white crests adorn waves churned on by winds of the approaching Hurricane Sandy on the East River.
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Pigeons trying to navigate a wind gust as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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Winds pick up in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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Clouds looming over Park Avenue near 118th Street in Manhattan as Hurricane Sandy approaches.
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New Yorkers raking leaves torn down by Hurricane Sandy on 118th Street in Harlem during a brief reprieve of the approaching storm.
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
  • Rising waters batter Manhattan as city braces for looming storm surge
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Rising waters batter the eastern shore of Manhattan, with the East River rising to 1 foot below flood level. With the storm surge expected to rise another 10 feet, significant flooding is to be expected all along the FDR, a local highway.

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