Sandy floods Atlantic City

UPDATE: 10 a.m. ET Tuesday: Record flooding has receded in Atlantic City, according to the Press of Atlantic City. Damage was still being evaluated; high winds remained. The newspaper said the "j" in the Trump Taj Mahal was lost the storm.

On the Today show, a feud between AC mayor Lorenzo Langford and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie escalated, with Langford refuting Christie's charge that he had put some residents in danger by not making them follow Christie's evacuation order. Rescue workers were seeking stranded city residents Tuesday.

Reports Monday said streets of evacuated Atlantic City were flooding, and Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Aubrey Whelan tweeted a photo and said that part of the Boardwalk may be damaged. She cited a police report.

According to New Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper, the Atlantic County Office of Emergency Preparedness had reports of boards coming loose on the city's Garden Pier.

The Press of Atlantic City said some streets were flooded with 2 feet of water.

The city's dozen casinos stopped taking bets Sunday afternoon after Christie ordered an evacuation in advance of an expected slam by Hurricane Sandy.

News reports said it was just the fourth time this had happened.

A report by the Star-Ledger said some residents decided to ride out the "Frankenstorm."

Still, Tony Rodio, president of the Tropicana Casino and Resort and chief of the Casino Association of New Jersey, said safety trumps profits. "It's definitely going to hurt, but better safe than sorry," he told reporters.

Mike Labarbera of Brooklyn, who had to leave the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, called the shutdown "stupid," according to the Star-Ledger. "I think they're overreacting."