President Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a helicopter tour of the areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy on Wednesday afternoon. The White House press pool followed in a separate helicopter, and took photos of the same view Obama and Christie had, plus a shot of Marine One, seen above.
Remember those photos of the rollercoaster in the ocean Tuesday? The ones people thought were fake? They were real. Here's an aerial view of the ride in the middle of the water:
Close up:
(Photo via Associated Press.)
Another view of the washed away pier:
The waterslide is just barely hanging on:
(Photos via Reuters.)
More over Seaside Heights, New Jersey -- a bridge washed away:
Damaged houses in the sand:
The boardwalk is gone, and so are many homes:
Earlier, the New Jersey governor's office handed out more photos of Seaside to the press:
Christie greeted Obama on the tarmac at the Atlantic City airport Tuesday:
(Photos via Associated Press.)
At the Brigantine Beach Community Center, a shelter for local residents during the storm, Obama told a room of about 125 people, "I want to let you know that your governor is working overtime," according to the pool report. "The entire country has been watching what's been happening. Everybody knows how hard Jersey has been hit." The "top priority" is to get the power back on, Obama said. Christie told them, "It's really important to have the president of the United States here."
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