At ground zero for Hurricane Sandy landfall late on Oct. 29, New Jersey is reeling from the impact.
Four Jersey shore towns “are almost completely under water,” said NJ Gov. Christopher Christie at an Oct. 30 press briefing. The towns he referred to are Lavalette, Seaside Heights, Sea Bright and Belmar. “The devastation is unthinkable.” He said an aerial tour of the especially hard hit barrier islands would be difficult to impossible because of lack of space to land a plane.