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Seaside Heights Is Under Water; Boardwalk "Ripped Up"

Police, officials bracing for the worst

Seaside Heights is under water, officials say.

A 50-foot piece of boardwalk was ripped up and floated from the ocean all the way to the bay, CNN reported.

"The whole north side of" Seaside Heights, New Jersey, "is totally under water," rising halfway up most front doors, Police Chief Thomas Boyd said.

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