Huge swathes of New York have been left deserted and dark after America's largest city suffered the full force of Superstorm Sandy.

As the storm hit land and moved slowly inwards, millions along the US East Coast awoke without power or transport.

A pictorial record of the hurricane can be seen in the photos above, provided by the Press Association.

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