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Superstorm-Ground Zero
A car from a kiddie ride from the Seaside Heights NJ boardwalk lies half buried in the sand of Mantoloking, N.J. _ about 8 miles to the north from where it originated_ on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. The car was carried by the ocean from the amusement pier that was destroyed in superstorm Sandy. Most of the multimillion-dollar homes along this old-money stretch of the Jersey shore were seriously damaged by pounding surf, wild wind and, in some cases, fire from ruptured gas lines. Numerous homes were destroyed, and some were obliterated, leaving behind just empty sand or maybe a few broken pilings jutting up out of the surf. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)