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Hundreds Remain Homeless - New York and the East Coast are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy, a superstorm that caused billions in damage, forced the closure of public transit systems and left milllions in the dark. Here's  a look at the numbers behind the storm. — Deborah Creighton Skinner and Dominique Zonyéé A year after “Superstorm” Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on October 22, 2013, hundreds of victims remain displaced without permanent homes and more. In New Jersey an estimated 39,000 families are homeless, down from 161,000 the day after the storm. In New York, more than 250 families are still living in hotel rooms paid for by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Flood Insurance Is Still Not Enough - Despite the fact that flood insurance premiums increased on Oct. 1, Hurricane Sandy flood victims are finding that insurance checks, which averaged $54,754, are not enough to cover the damages. Nearly 144,000 insurance claims have been filed since the storm. But, while about 92 percent of all claimants got at least some money, more than 30 percent are still seeking higher payouts a year later.(Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Submerge - A 13-foot surge of seawater — 3 feet above the previous record — gushed into lower Manhattan. In this image rising water, caused by Sandy, flooded an underground parking garage late at night. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Death Toll - Sandy made landfall in New Jersey with 80-mph sustained winds. The death toll was 65 dead in the Caribbean and at least 55 dead in the U.S.In this image, seawater floods the Ground Zero construction site.(Photo: AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

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Fire! - Fires in the Breezy Point neighborhood in Queens, New York, destroyed nearly 100 homes in this community that had been built by firefighters in the 1900s.(Photo: AP Photo/Stephanie Keith)

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Storm Size - The maximum size of Hurricane Sandy was 1,000 miles across.In this image, the aftermath of fires in Breezy Point.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Damage Estimates - The Associated Press is estimating property losses at $20 billion, making Sandy one of the most expensive U.S. disasters. President Obama declared Hurricane Sandy a "major disaster." He plans on touring the region today.(Photo : Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Evacuations - More than 400,000 people were told to evacuate in New York City and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The full evacuation zone stretched from Ocean City, Maryland, to Dartmouth, Massachusetts.In this image, a resident and other family members are taken by truck away from their flooded home in Atlantic City.(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Blackout - Sandy knocked out power to more than 8.5 million homes and businesses. It took several days to a week before all residents who lost power during the storm got their lights back.(Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Markets Reopen - The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq opened on two days later. The closing marked the first time since 1888 that the NYSE remained closed for two consecutive days due to weather, writes the AP.In this image, water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (formerly the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) in New York's Financial District.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Canceled Flights - More than 18,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe were canceled as a result of Sandy and it would take days before travel gots back to normal.(Photo: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Subways Shut Down - Sandy caused the worst damage in the history of New York's subway system, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. More that 10 million public transit riders in NYC, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey were affected by suspended service.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Most Rainfall - Though Sandy landed in New Jersey, the state did not get the most rainfall. Easton, Maryland, received the most with 12.55 inches of rain. Redhouse, Maryland, got the most snow at 29 inches.In this image, Ocean Avenue buckled after heavy wind and rains.(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Destroyed Cars - Vehicles are submerged in Manhattan's Financial District.(Photo: Boris Korby/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Darkness - Cars pass through a darkened neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. Much of New York was plunged into darkness. (Photo: AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

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Hardest Hit - Atlantic City, New Jersey, was one of the hardest hit areas in the state. A 2000-foot section of the "uptown" boardwalk was destroyed by flooding.(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Flooded Cars - Flooded cars in the Financial District of New York. More than 50 million people were affected by the storm. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Precarious Crane - Part of a crane boom is seen hanging off a building under construction on West 57th Street.  (Photo:  Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

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Sandy - A resident tries to walk down a street covered in beach sand in Long Beach, New York.(Photo: Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

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No More Walls - The facade of a four-story Manhattan building in the Chelsea neighborhood crumbled and collapsed suddenly, leaving the lights, couches, cabinets and desks inside visible from the street. No one was hurt, although some of the falling debris hit a car.(Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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Rising Waters - Rising waters from Sandy inundated tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street, sending hospital patients and tourists scrambling for safety. Skyscrapers swayed and creaked in winds that partially toppled a crane 74 stories above Midtown.(Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Eerie - Flood waters cover a promenade in Brooklyn. Sandy was the Atlantic Ocean's biggest-ever tropical storm and brought the region to a virtual standstill.(Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Transformer Explodes - Officials are urged residents to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary. Live electrical wires on the ground were very dangerous.This image from a video appears to show a transformer exploding in lower Manhattan as seen from a building rooftop from the Navy Yard in Brooklyn during Sandy’s arrival in New York City.(Photo: AP Photo/Dani Hart)

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Stop! - All New York City airports closed, stranding thousands of passengers.(Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Rescue Efforts - Firefighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially collapsed door due to Hurricane Sandy. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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No Gas - A flooded gas station is viewed in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn.(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Taking a Stroll - A pedestrian runs through floodwaters in the Dumbo section of the Brooklyn as Superstorm Sandy moves through the area.(Photo: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Boats - Sailboats rock in choppy water at a dock along the Hudson River Greenway during the storm.(Photo: AP Photo/Jeffrey Furticella)

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Weather Fit for Ducks - Ducks swim in waters that have overlapped a sea wall on the Potomac River in Washington. (Photo: REUTERS /GARY CAMERON /LANDOV)

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Damaged Home - A home in Manalapan, Florida, shows the severe damage it sustained when Hurricane Sandy passed Florida.(Photo: Susan Stocker/ Sun Sentinel/ MCT /LANDOV)

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HMS Bounty Lost - The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina. The Coast Guard rescued 15 of the 16 crew members.(Photo: AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski)