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Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in US
Hurricane Irene storms ashore in the eastern U.S. state of North Carolina Saturday, beginning its potentially devastating trek up the East Coast. Irene carried winds of 140 kilometers per hour as it made landfall and battered the eastern U.S. coast with heavy rains. The storm has already toppled trees, flooded streets and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.
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Waves and wind from Hurricane Irene pound the Rudee inlet jetty in Virginia Beach , Virginia. (AP Image)
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Waves crash on a breakwater during the early effects of Hurricane Irene in Ocean City, Maryland. (Reuters Image)
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Ticket agents remove the stanchions which form the ticketing lines at JFK International Airport as the city prepare for Hurricane Irene to hit in New York, New York. (Reuters Image)
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Pedestrians walk past sandbags used to control possible floods at downtown Manhattan in New York, August 26, 2011. New York ordered residents in low-lying areas to evacuate before the onslaught this weekend of massive Hurricane Irene. (Reuters Image)