Northeast crawls back to business

The sun shone again over New York yesterday, as the city and much of the US east coast took the first steps back to normality after being battered by superstorm Sandy.

It was a striking sight after days of grey skies, driving rain and fierce winds that killed 61 people across the region.

Two major airports reopened and the New York Stock Exchange came back to life, but the National Guard was still searching wrecked buildings in New Jersey for more survivors or victims.