US prepares for Hurricane Sandy

 
 
 
  • After laying waste to parts of the Caribbean, where it claimed 66 lives, Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the Eastern United States shortly. (Andrew Burton, AFP)
  • A man surfs as Hurrican Sandy approaches in Long Beach, New York. (Mike Stobe, AFP)
  • Raymond Souza carries away a ladder after boarding up Tidal Rave's 5 & 10 gift shop on the boardwalk in Delaware. Citizens in New York, Philadelphia and Washington are preparing to ride out what could be one of the worst recorded storms. (Jim Watson, AFP)
  • People stand on the beach watching the heavy surf caused by the approaching Hurricane Sandy. (Mark Wilson, AFP)
  • This image obtained from the University of Wisconsin's Space Science and Engineering Center, shows Hurricane Sandy off the US East coast.
  • The New Jersey town of Hoboken has already experienced rain. (Cairo67Unedited, Twitter)
  • President Barack Obama speaks to Federal Emergency Management Agency workers after receiving a briefing on hurricane Sandy in Washington. (Nicholas Kamm)
  • A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions in downtown Washington. (Eva Hambach, AFP)
  • Police watch over as the last people are cleared from Grand Central Station in New York. Police have began an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subway service in preparation for Hurricane Sandy . (Timothy A. Clary, AFP)
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  • A usually bustling Times Square in New York stands deserted ahead of Hurricane Sandy. (@sashuhh, Instagram)
  • Shelves in department stores are empty after residents rushed to buy supplies. (@justschoolit, Instagram)
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  • Clouds roll in over New York. (@phototsbyrequest, Instagram)
  • Men walk amid the destruction caused by hurricane Sandy in Mayari, Holguin, 750 km east of Havana. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba. (AFP)
  • A man eats in his flooded house in Santo Domingo. Hurricane Sandy barreled toward the Bahamas on Thursday as a powerful category two storm, after battering Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. (Erika Santelices, AFP)
  • Cubans clear out debris from their homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy. (Ain-Ariel Soler Castafreda, AFP)