Journalists are seen covering news about the Hurricane Sandy along the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the United States, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is on Monday churning its way towards the U.S. East Coast, poised to make landfall near Atlantic City on Jersey Shore in the evening. The city itself is like a ghost town, with casinos shuttered, tourists fled and many parts of the town inundated in knee-high water. [Xinhua]

The Atlantic Sea water is seen along the beach in Old Bridge, New Jersey, the United States, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is on Monday churning its way towards the U.S. East Coast, poised to make landfall near Atlantic City on Jersey Shore in the evening. [Xinhua]