Girl, 13, killed, her father is missing and mother is in a critical condition after Sandy reduced her house to splinters

Angela Dresch, 13, pictured, was killed as a catastrophic wave destroyed her family home in Staten Island, New York as Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast of America

Teenager Angela's mother is in a critical condition and her father is still missing after their small home was washed away

This picture shows the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in Tottenville, Staten Island, the same area where Angela Dresch lived

A large tree came down close to a house in the Totternville neighbourhood - the area was in one of the state's madatory evacuation zones

Superstorm Sandy caused this 168-foot water tanker, the John B. Caddell, to run aground on Staten Island

The Staten Island shoreline was flooded as superstorm Sandy struck the American east coast - these motorists can go no further because of the flood water
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