After the Floods

Hurricane Sandy was devastating by any measure, but beleaguered New Yorkers can take comfort: It could have been worse.

OCTOBER 30, 2012

A man pulls a pig along a flooded street in Port au Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 25. The same storm that struck fear into Manhattan hit the unlucky country of Haiti early last week. As many people are still living in tent cities and temporary housing after the 2010 earthquake, the country was ill-equipped to handle any kind of severe weather. At least 52 people have died in Haiti due to heavy rains caused by Hurricane Sandy, and health officials fear a cholera outbreak as the storm waters recede.

EPA/JEAN JACQUES AGUSTIN