Instagram Photos Share Story Of Hurricane Sandy (PHOTOS)

Millions of people across the U.S. Northeast have been stricken by massive storm Sandy, which has killed 40 people in the United States.

Superstorm Sandy and its horrifying story is being widely shared through photos on social media. Whether these photos showcase the aftermath caused by the devilish storm or the boredom of people victimized at home due to it, thanks to Instagram people have been provided with some activity at least!

Images From: Twitter

According to app founderKevin Systrom, around 244,000 photos have been posted to Instagram with the hashtag #sandy; more than 144,000 have been posted under #hurricanesandy and 23,000 photos under #frankenstorm.

Peter Ng and Chris Ackermann, developers from the New York Times and Facebook, respectively, created the site instacane.comduring Hurricane Irene In August 2011 and now this site serves as a landing page for Instagram photos related to Hurricane Sandy.

Check out these Instagram photos widely shared on Twitter and other social media platforms.

#sandy #newyork #taxi #terminal #goodluck instagr.am/p/RcEaTrQjfm/

— Saint Noir (@Saint_Noir_) October 31, 2012

Safe to say road closed everyone turn around... #sandy #hurricanesandy #hurricanenews #hurricane #nycdisaste instagr.am/p/RcCuRqtQsc/

— Jimmy Persad (@JimmyPersad) October 31, 2012

Lights and Darkness, Photo by @franticbeauty #NYC #BlackOut #Sandy #Frankenstorm instagr.am/p/RbqENzFVCl/

— Louis de Caunes (@Louis2Caunes) October 31, 2012

In case you're wondering how the blackouts are affecting downtown NYC vs midtown. #sandy instagr.am/p/RcAcPHGcuC/

— Gear Patrol (@GearPatrol) October 31, 2012

welcome #Sandy :p#WTF 3al sob7 :s @ El Sahrawy instagr.am/p/RcEQrcnyiS/

— Mazen Sahmoud™ (@MazenSahmoud) October 31, 2012

Powers out but this little nugget shines. #nyc #sandy instagr.am/p/Rbp2cUtyG9/

— PJ Byrne (@PJ_Byrne) October 31, 2012

Hurricane #Sandy@ Shark River Bridge- Avon, NJ instagr.am/p/Rb9kYzIDjS/

— Mark Cowan (@1stFITNESSMC) October 31, 2012

Devastation a block from where I live courtesy of #sandy we have been told a week before we get power... instagr.am/p/RbB0i6vNGq/

— Nigel Barker (@NigelBarker) October 30, 2012

A beautiful yet sad photo!!! #Sandy #NYC #SuperStorm instagr.am/p/RcBpE6zF0G/

— Barry-Jo Bester (@BarryJoBester) October 31, 2012

Friend sent me this - the waves off East Hampton, New York #Sandy instagr.am/p/RYE9ndSZLz/

— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) October 29, 2012

#Moon After #Sandy #NY #LI #Moonlight #Peace instagr.am/p/Rbl6G-q1lq/

— SheilaRubiera ?(@sheilarubiera) October 31, 2012

#sandy on Lake Michigan Chicago instagr.am/p/RbI5G7vgkY/

— Jorge Xavier Infante (@jxinfante) October 30, 2012

A close-up of the tanker ship that ran aground during #Sandy surge | instagram.com/p/Ra8XJNq676/ (by @benlowy)

— TIME.com (@TIME) October 30, 2012

Breezy Point Beach New York | #themadonna and the devastation #sandy #photojournalism # @ Breezy Point Beach instagr.am/p/RcCYIfw8GS/

— Ruddy Roye (@RAjah1) October 31, 2012

The britishairways Concorde G-BOAD at @intrepidmuseum looks to have survived #sandy in good shape. instagr.am/p/RbOJF5mMsw/

— NYCAviation (@NYCAviation) October 30, 2012