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Sandy's path of destruction leaves mark on Brooklyn
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Flooding in Coney Island section of Brooklyn after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area on October 30, in New York. The storm has claimed at least 27 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard.Shaul Schwarz / Reportage - Getty Images for NBC News
During Shaul Schwarz's photojournalism and film career, he has often focused on stories far from home, particularly during his long-term project on drug violence in Mexico and the resulting cultural impact in those communities.
Yesterday, big news came to his backyard as deadly Hurricane Sandy barreled through New York City. Late last night and this morning, he walked around his neighborhood of Brooklyn to see the path of destruction left by the high winds and water.
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Flooding in Coney Island section of Brooklyn after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area on Oct. 30.Shaul Schwarz / Reportage - Getty Images for NBC NewsFlooded street in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area on Oct. 30 in the Brooklyn borough of New York.Shaul Schwarz / Reportage - Getty Images for NBC NewsA flooded board walk in the Williamsburg Brooklyn after Hurricane Sandy caused extensive damage in the area on Oct. 29, in New York. US Pres. Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City, with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city.Shaul Schwarz / Reportage - Getty Images for NBC News
