Thursday, November 1, 2012

'Don't leave us': Breezy Point residents wonder when help will come after Sandy

A fire destoyed more than 80 houses in Breezy Point, Queens, during the storm. Firefighters couldn't move quickly through the neighborhood because it was flooded, and the wind whipped the fire into a frenzy. The picturesResidents assess damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point, in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. The fire destroyed between 80 and 100 houses Monday night in the flooded neighborhood. More than 190 firefightersFamilies returned to Breezy Point, Queens, on the Rockaway Peninsula Wednesday night, after a devastating fire decimated their tight-knit community.Bridget Leonard, the daughter of Peter Leonard, director of field work at Vassar College, took this photograph looking out from the family home at Breezy Point in Queens, NY, which was badly flooded during Hurrican Sandy. Many homes at Breezy PointA fire destoyed more than 80 houses in Breezy Point, Queens, during the storm. Firefighters couldn't move quickly through the neighborhood because it was flooded, and the wind whipped the fire into a frenzy. The pictures
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