The Stars and Stripes are raised over a burnt-out family home offering hope and courage to the devastated community of Breezy Point where residents today begun a massive clear-up operation in the wake of superstorm Sandy.The flag was discovered buried in the rubble by a teenage girl whose family home was among 111 destroyed by a huge fire which ripped unchecked through a residential area in the Queens neighbourhood.Volunteer firefighters were left helpless after the blaze broke out at around 8:15 p.m on Monday, as widespread flooding meant fire engines could not get close to the affected area.Scroll down for video... Flag bearers: Residents of Breezy Point raise the Stars and Stripes above the wreckage of their homes as the massive cleanup in the wake of Superstorm Sandy gets underway Too hard to bear: Neighbours Linda Strong (left) and Lucille Dwyer (Right) console each other as the survey the wreckage of their homes which were burned down in the wake of the superstorm Desolation rows: A huge swathe of burnt houses stand among others that survived in Breezy Point (left) while two locals (right), whose homes were among those completely destroyed by the fire, hug and console each other
Michael Kors Sale Ha With the fire station itself flooded, the volunteers were forced to patrol the streets in boats and kayaks saving those residents who had refused to heed the warnings and leave their homes. Firefighters did not arrive until three hours later. They pumped floodwater straight onto the homes to douse the flames, but by that time a huge amount of damage had been done. More...Chaos in Manhattan as millions of New Yorkers battle to return to work on gridlocked roads, packed buses and limited subway networkThere WILL be light! ConEd promises to restore power to Manhattan by Friday... but everyone else will have to wait a WEEKAll of New York's major airports reopen after more than 19,000 cancellations as Sandy flood waters start to recedeWill New York build $6 BILLION sea barriers to shield itself from another Superstorm Sandy? 'If I can't have my mother... I don't want anything': Daughter grieves tragic loss of mother, 89, who died in her arms as freezing water gushed into their Staten Island homeMassive fuel shortage causes frantic scramble to the pump as drivers face extremely long queues (and short tempers)Jacqueline Lacovara, 16, who discovered the flag in the rubble, told the New York Post: 'We were all in shock. How could that survive? When I saw it, I knew that everyone would be able to
Sale Michael Kors Ha get through this and rebuild.' Yesterday Governor Cuomo visited the community to offer his support, pledging that all the homes would be rebuilt and that Breezy Point would rise again from the rubble.He said: 'Were not just going to rebuild this community were going to build it up better than ever before. 'As dark and gloomy as it looks right now, we invite you all back. Come back in about a year and youre going to see a better community than was here in the first place.' Old Glory: The flag was discovered buried in the rubble by a teenage girl whose family home was among 111 destroyed by a huge fire which ripped unchecked through a residential area Time to rebuild: Volunteer
Michael Kors Shop On firefighters were left helpless when the blaze began at around 8:15 p.m on Monday, as the widespread flooding meant they had no way of getting to the affected area Aftermath: The fire and floods brought devastation to the close-knit community but residents have rallied pledging to bounce back and rebuildHelp arrives: A Search and Rescue team trudges past storm-battered buildings on Rockaway Beach Blvd Hard times: Orlando Fernandez, his wife and two young daughters stand outside of their burned down home on Rockaway Beach Blvd Returning home: Residents of Breezy Point are brought to their homes on the back of an NYPD flatbed truck to retrieve their belongings in the aftermath of Sandy Young and old: Their faces showing a steely determination, residents of Breezy Point are carried away from their fire damaged homes yesterday afternoon Scene of devastation: In what could almost be said to resemble a warzone, a family embrace each other by the wreckage of their burnt out home in Breezy Point Stunned: A elderly couple stand by the remains of their home in Breezy Point, Queens as they survey the extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy A firefighter checks over the remains of homes burnt out in the Breezy Point blaze which was sparked by a downed power cableLocal residents were carried to the remains of their homes on the back of NYPD flatbed trucks. Many could be seen picking through the burnt out debris trying to salvage whatever little theycould. Others hugged each other for comfort, clearly shocked by the extent of the damage.'Were going to rebuild,' Lucille Dwyer, 64, who had lived in her house for 23 years with her husband and son, told the Post. 'You cant replace everything all the sentimental things. 'I had photos of my son when he was a baby. I had my mothers dining-room set that was 70 years old.'The massive blaze was sparked by a downed power line and was not brought under control until daybreak on Tuesday. A fireman looks over as smoke continues to rise from the smouldering remains of homes on Rockaway Beach Blvd. yesterday afternoon Burnt out homes and standing floodwater in Breezy Point, Queens with the skyline of Manhattan seen in the distance Still smouldering: Smoke continues to rise from the remains of a Breezy Point home yesterday afternoon as two locals pick through the rubble Flattened: A residential area of Breezy Point was left gutted by the blaze which raged for several hours as firefighters struggled in the floodwater No mans land: The concrete foundations are all that is left of these burnt out family homes Shellshocked: A boy walks among the wreckage of burnt out homes in Breezy PointPossessions: A shelving unit containing videos and DVDs which somehow managed to escape the blaze A girl covers her face and cries as she looks over the rows of burnt out houses in Breezy Point A woman wearing a Breezy Point jersey collects any salvageable items from the wreckage of her home in a plastic bucket Harrowing: Kristen Lang, and her mother, Pat Lang,can barely control their emotions as they stand in what was once their home in Breezy Point Slim pickings: A Breezy Point resident salvages golf balls from the wreckage of his home A father and son carry away items form the wreckage of their home in black garbage bags Pleas: Residents of 114th Street and Rockaway Beach Blvd. sit in front of their home asking passers by if they can get help from FEMA or the Red Cross In demand: An insurance appraiser speaks with a woman who lost her home in Breezy Point Devastation: The Breezy Point neighborhood, in New York, where more than 50 homes were burned to the groundGutted: More than 50 homes were burned to the ground at Breezy Point on Monday night as a result of Sandy Destruction: 111 homes in Breezy Point, Queens, were reduced to ash after an uncontrollable blaze spread across the neighbourhood A Virgin Mary is all that remains from a home which was destroyed during Hurricane SandyThere have now been 37 confirmed deaths as a result of the storm in New York City bringing the total figure for the US to 85. Many of the residents refused to participate in the mandatory evacuation that Mayor Bloomberg ordered before the storm hit, claiming that they could handle whatever HurricaneSandy had for them. Their thinking was based on experience: the hype before Hurricane Irene caused only some flood damage, and when the area was hit with a freak tornado just months ago, it came out remarkably unscathed.That wasnt the case this time, however, as the area now looks like a deserted warzone. Firefighters waded into rushing floodwaters and scaled walls to perform dramatic rescues of dozens of trapped residents of the neighborhood at the tip of the Rockaway peninsula. A man, who asked not to be identified, embraces his neighbor Linda Strong as Lucille Dwyer (right) looks on among the wreckage of their homes Breezy Point looked like a war zone this morning after the fire ripped through people's homes and businesses Crippled: The wreckage of more homes devastated by fire and the effects of Hurricane Sandy A woman views still smoldering damage in a neighborhood in the Breezy Point area of Queens in New YorkLittle was left in the wake of the fire that destroyed up to 100 homes on Monday night Hundreds of people have been left with nothing after the blaze ripped through their homes uncontrollably The blaze claimed the home of Rep Bob Turner, a Republican who won the seat of disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner last year. Conservative Party chairman Michael Long also lost his house.But for many of the 190 firefighters who heroically waged combat against the fire and the bluster of Superstorm Sandy, the battle was personal. The tight-knit Irish Catholic community of 5,000 is home to hundreds of firefighters. A fire department spokesman says more than 190 firefighters were at the blaze in the Breezy Point section In one account of a rescue 25 people were trapped between chest deep floodwaters and flames threatening from the roof It is unknown how many people have been made homeless as a result of the fires but it is expected to be in the hundreds Another fire continues to burn next to a house that appears to have been spared from total destruction Flattened: More than 100 homes were destroyed after fires ripped through around Breezy Point Grief: Most were helpless to do more than watch as their homes, cars and possessions were burned to ashes Gone: A man looks through the debris of his destroyed home, still smouldering after the massive fire Consolation: Families and friends embrace as they look over the remnants of their homes Lucky escape: Burned-out cars and crumbling walls in the Queens community, where dozens were stuck during the storm Lives upturned: Firefighters had to use boats or wade through chest-deep water to save families from their homes Gutted: Firefighters battled to extinguish the flames after downed power lines sent rows of houses up in smokeWhat's left? Firefighters pick through the rubble after Superstorm Sandy triggered the terrifying inferno Appalled: Dazed Rockaway locals milled around looking for reminders of their houses after the storm passed over Fire and water: People were forced to flee their homes in the seaside community after flood
Michael Kors Marina waters reached levels of five feetEvacuated: A crushed beach house in the Bell Harbor community after Sandy hit the Rockaway Peninsular in Queens Heroes of the crisis: In one building, 25 people were stuck until brave rescue teams saved their livesTest of humanity: While some have acted nobly, others have taken advantage of the chaos by looting, with three men were arrested in an alleged burglary on a Radio Shack in the Rockaways Off course: A boat lies washed up on the sidewalk next to a home in Breezy PointDuring the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 70 current or former residents of the neighborhood were killed. Dozens of them were Fire Department of New York rescuers, who were rushing into the World Trade Center moments after it was struck. A memorial to the dead sits on the beach of the bedroom community.The storm battered the little peninsula of Rockaway that juts between the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay. The entire area, which has 130,000 residents, was in the citys mandatory evacuation zone, but hundreds decided to stay and weather the storm. Black day: Kerry Rudolph and a family friend survey the surrounding destruction outside her home of five years in Breezy Point Horrified: Two men look at damage in Breezy Point as the storm's death toll rises to 85Worst fears realised: Three New York City Fire Department firefighters look around the neighborhood, where 100s decided to weather the storm in defiance of the evacuation order Personal struggle: The tight-knit Irish Catholic community of 5,000 is home to hundreds of firefighters and 70 former residents were killed in the 9/11 attacksRuined: The cost of the damage could be life-changing for families and businesses in the community In pieces: Battered houses in the Queens area after the dramatic flooding and wild inferno Sorrow: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, pictured in Breezy Point, said the blaze 'looked like a forest fire out in the Midwest'Floodwaters made the community inaccessible for fire crews for many hours. Firefighters said 25 people were stuck in one burning building and had to be rescued by boat because the water was chest deep.Firefighter Michael Parrella told the New York Times that the area was probably the most flooded part of the city.Tropical storm-force winds whipped the small blaze into a frenzy, and it engulfed house after house. Initial reports late on Monday
Michael Kors Leather said 25 homes were on fire. Then the toll rose to 50. Then 80. The final estimate is 111 houses leveled, most of them reduced to smoldering ash. Hard hit: The Rockaway peninsula is a narrow strip of land that juts between the Atlantic Ocean and Jamaica Bay. The entire area, which has 130,000 residents, was in the city's mandatory evacuation zone, but dozens decided to stay and weather the storm A group of people wander through homes devastated by the fire, overcome by the smokeBurnt possessions belonging to people who have lost everything lay strewn across the area where the fires struckIt looked like a forest fire out in the Midwest, Mayor Bloomberg told the New York Daily News. The winds were just devastating blowing from one building to the next one. We are hoping and praying that there was no loss of life in those fires.One firefighter was injured and two residents were hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. Sometook advantage of the chaos, with men arrested on burglary charges after they struck a Radio Shack in Rockaway Beach yesterday. The six-alarm fire - a rating system indicating it is dangerously serious - was whipped into a frenzy by wild winds. The Rockaways are devastated,' wrote Twitter user @KevinNeafsey. 'I can't believe the place that I grew up in looks like this after today, it's so incredibly sad.'Tracie Strahan tweeted: 'We're on a submerged, powerless street in the Rockaways. I can't imagine how hard it is for @FDNY New York Fire Department to get to fires in the area this AM.'NYC Arecs (Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Service) said that police in the 100th Precinct station house in the area were trapped on the buildings second floor.What we have seen here is absolutely devastating, said ABC News producer Jim DeBreuil.At Rockaway Park, a crew of Fire Department of New York special operations firefighters found themselves stranded on the last dry ground in the neighborhood.They took a small boat into the heart of the fire and carried 30 people to safety.VIDEO: Breezy Point residents fly the flag after losing their homes Breezy Point residents fly the flagDM.has('rcpv1939247167001','BC', {'renderConfig' : {'css' : "videoplayer-large",'autoplay' : false,'muted' : false,'title' : "Breezy Point residents fly the flag",'videoId' : 4335,'adsEnabled' : true,'playerId' : "1989148206001",'playerKey' : "AQ~~,AAAAAFSL1bg~,CmS1EFtcMWELN_eSE9A7gpcGWF5XAVmI",'objId' : "rcpv1939247167001",'videoPlayer' : "1939247167001",'width' : 636,'height' : 358,'source' : 'MailOnline','linkBaseURL' : "
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