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  • Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey

    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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  • Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey

    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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  • Women seeing each other for the first time in a year greet while taking part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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    Women seeing each other for the first time in a year greet while taking part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights

    Women seeing each other for the first time in a year greet while taking part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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  • A child sits on his father's shoulders as they take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. Victims of Superstorm Sandy returned the waterfront where their neighbors and loved ones were killed a year ago Tuesday, honoring the dead while many are still struggling to rebuild their damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    A child sits on his father's shoulders as they take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights

    A child sits on his father's shoulders as they take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. Victims of Superstorm Sandy returned the waterfront where their neighbors and loved ones were killed a year ago Tuesday, honoring the dead while many are still struggling to rebuild their damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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  • Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey

    Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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  • Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    Staten Island residents in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach during an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York

    Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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  • Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    Staten Island residents in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach during an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York

    Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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  • A woman and her child holding a toy takes part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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    A woman and her child holding a toy takes part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey

    A woman and her child holding a toy takes part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
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  • Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, left more than 100 people dead and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    Staten Island residents in hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach during an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York

    Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, left more than 100 people dead and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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  • Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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    Staten Island residents in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach during a an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York

    Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
Women seeing each other for the first time in a year greet while taking part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
A child sits on his father's shoulders as they take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. Victims of Superstorm Sandy returned the waterfront where their neighbors and loved ones were killed a year ago Tuesday, honoring the dead while many are still struggling to rebuild their damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Residents of New Jersey take part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
A woman and her child holding a toy takes part in a "Light The Shore" event on the one year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Seaside Heights, New Jersey October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT ANNIVERSARY)
Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, also known as Superstorm Sandy, left more than 100 people dead and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
Residents of Staten Island in New York City hold lights and candles as they stand on Midland Beach on the south shore of the Island during a "Light the Shore" event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in New York October 29, 2013. A year after Superstorm Sandy inundated the East Coast with record flooding that left 159 people dead, residents of hard-hit New Jersey and New York shore communities still have a ways to go in rebuilding damaged homes. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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Victims of Superstorm Sandy returned the waterfront where their neighbors and loved ones were killed a year ago Tuesday, honoring the dead while many are still struggling to rebuild their damaged homes.

The former Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the U.S. East Coast on the night of October 29, 2012, killing 158 people in the United States as surging seawater inundated low-lying areas, mostly in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

As the sun set on Tuesday, people in New Jersey shore cities from Ocean City to Jersey City gathered along the coast with flashlights in an event, called "Light Up New Jersey." (Reuters)