A man carries his wife through the floodwaters in Hoboken, New Jersey, October 31, 2012. The U.S. Northeast began crawling back to normal on Wednesday after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 45 people in nine states with a massive storm surge and rain that caused epic flooding. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn (UNITED STATES – Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) ORG XMIT: HOB125