Six days after Sandy blasted the Northeast, from New Jersey to Rhode Island, millions remain without power as supplies of water and fuel run low in the hardest hit areas.
In West Virginia, extreme winter weather, including five feet of snow in the mountains, has sent roofs crashing in on homes and stores, leaving many stranded without a connection to the outside world.
Estimates of the displaced, requiring permanent relocation, range between 40,000 - 60,000.