UPI Pictures of the Year 2012 - NEWS & FEATURES

People line up at a gas station with empty gas containers two days after Hurricane Sandy hits the north east section of the United States on route 46 in New Jersey on November 1, 2012. The effect of the Sandy left large parts of New York City and New Jersey with out power and mass transit and officials at Consolidated Edison said it could be up to a week before power is fully restored. UPI/John Angelillo