Residents of Long Beach, New York, are struggling to come to terms with the destruction of their beloved city.
So sad…long beach is flooded. Boardwalk is gone. #sandy #longbeach #longisland pic.twitter.com/SH8t8UsC
— Stacey (@stacey_gu) October 30, 2012
Street by the beach flooded in #longbeach #sandy @news12li pic.twitter.com/NGWYmd0o
— Jill Wagner (@jillwagnerTV) October 29, 2012
Hoffman Manor Manor #Sandy #longbeach boardwalk pic.twitter.com/2PLuadE2
— Randy Nichols (@forcemm) October 30, 2012
Laurelton site of former ramp and ticket booth #Sandy #longbeach pic.twitter.com/CEWAc6nw
— Randy Nichols (@forcemm) October 30, 2012
Um yea Sandy definitely fucked shit up.. ???? #hurricanesandy #longisland #longbeach #baldwin http://t.co/PsnAryUg
— Kathleen Ruiz (@_kathleeenn) October 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/AleshaFaicco/status/263365671050682368
#longbeach#hurricanesandy#sandy#nyc http://t.co/tUs1FYZo
— Sarah Natasha (@SarahNatasha) October 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/LittleMissGOP/status/263404753902522368
https://twitter.com/Matt_G_Ovoxo/status/263377408940462080
House was literally blown into the water #sandy #aftermath #longbeach #insane pic.twitter.com/9uxxI9CW
— nik (@nbaltzerx3) October 30, 2012
My beach ?? #hurricanesandy #hurricane #sandy #longbeach #longisland @ Long Beach Boardwalk http://t.co/EGFm4ti6
— Sole Fresh ? (@i_amsofresh) October 30, 2012
Absolutely devastating.
Six homes in the Canals neighborhood of Long Beach have caught fire, and city officials are extremely concerned about the city’s water and sanitation systems:
6 homes catch fire in Long Beach as Sandy affects city's water, sewer system http://t.co/OrDsXdBF via @Newsday
— Larry Richman (@larry411) October 30, 2012
There is no water and no sewer; your toilets and sink will not work,” [City Manager Jack Schnirman] told residents. “At this time, if you have any water coming from your faucet, it is not safe to drink or use for cooking unless boiled.”
The Long Island Water public suppliers also issued a statement saying drinking water was not safe to drink in Long Beach and that water should be boiled first before any type of use or drinking.
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“The top priority is not electricity, it is water and sewer,” he said. “We have crews on it right now.”
Some people have tweeted out requests for information about friends and loved ones:
https://twitter.com/eatonsf/status/263149799040221184
Does anyone have info on where #LongBeach residents are being evacuated? Trying to locate friends. Checked #Levittown HS but no luck. #Sandy
— Gino Hawley (@ginohawley) October 30, 2012
I’m not worried about my house. It’s up higher than most. Just a house. I’m worried about my friends who I can’t reach. #longbeach #sandy
— Sueanne Shirzay (@SueanneShirzay) October 30, 2012
https://twitter.com/aamato/status/263359006599442432
I am trying to locate Gilda Leeds and Steven Weingarten, 524 East Walnut Street #Sandy #LongBeach
— MBLR (@MBLR) October 30, 2012
Heartbreaking. We sincerely hope that they are all reunited quickly. Stay safe.