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The $50billion superstorm: Full picture of the devastation wreaked by Sandy revealed in heartbreaking shots of US East Coast homes

• Superstorm Sandy has claimed lives of at least 55 people on US East Coast with New Jersey and NYC badly affected
• Obama skips campaign events in battleground states in favour of visit to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's state
• Gov Christie: 'We've got a big task ahead of us that we have to do together. This is what New Jerseyans are built for'
• Paul Ryan will be in Eau Claire Wisconsin, at 08:35 EDT (12:35 GMT) // Mitt Romney in Tampa, Florida at 11:10 (15:10)
• Vice-President Joe Biden in Sarasota, Florida at 11:30 (15:30) // Obama in Atlantic City, New Jersey at 13:00 (17:00)
• Obama will return to campaign trail tomorrow with trips to Green Bay, Wisconsin; Boulder, Colorado; and Las Vegas

These are the heartbreaking pictures of homes and communities across the US East Coast ravaged by a deadly superstorm that has shocked the world.

Barack Obama will today meet victims of Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey - skipping campaign events in battleground US regions in favour of visiting a state he is confident of winning - as it was revealed the total damage caused by Superstorm Sandy is expected to eventually hit $50billion (£31billion).

The President's visit today - just six days before the election is due next Tuesday - has forced his Republican challenger Mitt Romney to walk a careful line, with him having to show respect for the storm’s casualties along the East Coast, even though he can't afford to waste a minute of campaign time.

This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows damage north of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Superstorm Sandy made landfall

Severe damage: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damages along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday

Underwater: This picture provided shows flooded homes in Tuckerton, New Jersey, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline

Flooding: A Portion of Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, New Jersey is underwater on Tuesday, a day after Superstorm Sandy blew across the state

Uprooted: This picture provided by the US Coast Guard shows property damage along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday

Changed landscape This photo from the New Jersey Governor's Office shows flooding on the bay side of Seaside, New Jersey, on Tuesday after Sandy made landfall

Just still there: The damage caused by Hurricane Sandy to the New Jersey coast, in a photo taken during a search and rescue mission

Severe destruction: An aerial view from Greenpeace taken by Tim Aubry of the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy along the New Jersey coast

After tamping down his partisan tone yesterday at an Ohio event that emphasised victims' relief, Mr Romney planned three full-blown campaign rallies today in Florida, the largest competitive state.

Sandy largely spared Florida, so Mr Romney calculates he can campaign there without appearing callous. But President Obama’s revised schedule is also a political gamble.

Rather than use the campaign's final Wednesday to woo voters in the tossup states that will decide the election, he will go before cameras with New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie.

Governor Christie is a prominent supporter of Mr Romney and a frequent critic of the President. But the Governor praised President Obama's handling of the response to Superstorm Sandy. This is a political twist the visit is sure to underscore.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225348/Superstorm-Sandy-devastation-seen-Obama-flies-visit-New-Jersey-victims.html#ixzz2Aslu30hl