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11 Shocking Photos Of Hurricane Sandy’s Damage In Lower Bucks County

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Tom Sofield

This weekend marks four years since Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. After making landfall near Atlantic City, the storm moved through the Mid-Atlantic region, causing damage up and down the coast and inland areas.

The Levittown area was among the hardest impacted regions in Pennsylvania. At one point, nearly all the PECO customers in Bristol Township were without service. The outages that stretched from Langhorne to Falls Township lasted for days and, in some cases, more than a week.

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The  National Guard was called in to help Bristol Township police patrol the streets. Authorities in Bristol Township and Middletown distributed Meals-Ready-To-Eat to residents who needed food. Lines at the few open restaurants were long in the days following the storm.

LevittownNow.com shares some photos of the aftermath with you.

The Delaware River in Bristol Borough just hours before Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
The Delaware River in Bristol Borough just hours before Hurricane Sandy made landfall.
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Damage in Falls Township's Thornridge section. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Damage in Falls Township’s Thornridge section.
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A tree downed across a residential street in Bristol Township's Crabtree section. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A tree downed across a residential street in Bristol Township’s Crabtree section.
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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
State workers were called in to help remove fallen limbs from Bristol Township's streets in the days following the storm. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
State workers were called in to help remove fallen limbs from Bristol Township’s streets in the days following the storm.
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A crushed car in Falls Township's Thornridge section. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A crushed car in Falls Township’s Thornridge section.
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A utility worker from North Carolina works to restore power in Falls Township's Birch Valley section. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A utility worker from North Carolina works to restore power in Falls Township’s Birch Valley section.
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Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A fallen tree in Falls Township. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
A fallen tree in Falls Township.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Neighbors gather in Falls Township's Thornridge section hours after Hurricane Sandy's rain stopped. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Neighbors gather in Falls Township’s Thornridge section hours after Hurricane Sandy’s rain stopped.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.