Superstorm aftermath: Video of damage, flooding in New York in Sandy's wake (VIDEO)

New Yorkers awoke to widespread powercuts and flooding on Tuesday, after Superstorm Sandy hit the city on Monday evening. An unprecedented 13-foot (3.9-metre) surge of seawater - 3 feet (90 centimetres) above the previous record - gushed into lower Manhattan, inundating tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street.