Superstorm Sandy: A look back at the devastating storm 11 years later

NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- Sunday marks 11 years since Superstorm Sandy devastated parts of the Jersey shore, destroying homes and businesses.

In 2012, Superstorm Sandy slammed ashore in New Jersey and slowly marched inland, devastating coastal communities and causing widespread power outages; the storm and its aftermath were blamed for at least 182 deaths in the U.S.
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Those killed included 48 people in New York and 12 in New Jersey. More than 70 people were killed in the Caribbean.

The shoreline in particular was hit extremely hard, as a surge of water four to five feet above ground level was measured from Long Beach Island to Sandy Hook.

Sandy was one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, with more than $36 billion in damage to New Jersey and another $32 billion in New York.

Even years after the storm first hit, those caught in the chaos remember it like it was yesterday.



"The city was just dark," Francine Miller from Atlantic City previously told Action News. "There was a lot of devastation. A lot of homes were destroyed."

Take a look back at some of Action News' coverage of Superstorm Sandy:

2022: 10 years since Superstorm Sandy
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2017: 5 years since Superstorm Sandy



2012: Atlantic City, New Jersey



2012: Brigantine, New Jersey


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2012: Harvey Cedars, New Jersey



2012: Ortley Beach, New Jersey



2012: Ship Bottom, New Jersey



The Associated Press contribute to this report.