TOPSHOTS A Pakistani activist from the group Pasban lights oil lamps during a vigil for victims and those affected by hurricane Sandy in the US, in Karachi on October 31, 2012. Americans sifted through the wreckage of superstorm Sandy as millions remained without power and President Barack Obama prepared to visit areas hardest hit by the unprecedented cyclone. The storm carved a trail of devastation across New York City and New Jersey, killing dozens of people in several states, swamping miles of coastline, and throwing the tied-up White House race into disarray just days before the vote. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO / ASIF HASSAN