Hurricane Sandy’s toll: At least 50 dead, and millions will be without power for extended periods

And then, snow: Shirley Triplett shovels out of her driveway in Morgantown, W.Va., early Tuesday.

A swipe at the Midwest: Waves pound a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie Tuesday near Cleveland.

Assessing the damage: This house in East Haven, Conn., stood little chance against Sandy’s fury.

North Carolina’s State Route 12 buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe. People on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials said it could have been worse.

Several cars remained submerged Tuesday afternoon at the entrance to a parking garage in New York City’s Financial District.

More than 50 homes were destroyed in a fire that swept through the oceanfront community of Breezy Point, N.Y., during Hurricane Sandy.

Residents of Little Ferry, N.J., had to be rescued from their homes by boat Tuesday in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.