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Hurricane Irene Hits US East Coast - Aug. 28, 2011
Days after withstanding a rare earthquake, large swaths of the densely populated U.S. East Coast have weathered Irene, a once-powerful hurricane later downgraded to a tropical storm. Irene drenched New York Sunday after coming ashore over coastal areas farther south. At least 18 deaths are blamed on the storm, which prompted a massive mobilization of federal, state and local governments.
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Gary Atlas, of Brighton Beach, N.Y., runs along the windswept Coney Island boardwalk in New York despite the onset of Hurricane Irene in the area Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Rainfall overflowed sewers and seawater lapped at sidewalks at the edges of New York C
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A flooded road is seen in Hatteras Island, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, after Hurricane Irene swept through the area Saturday cutting the roadway in five locations.
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A member of the Delaware State Police walks away from a house that was heavily damaged by a possible tornado in Lewes, Del., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, after Hurricane Irene churned along the Delaware coast overnight. From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurric
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Rising water and waves from Hurrican Irene surround a beachfront house Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 in Hampton Bays, N.Y. Forecasters said the storm remained capable of causing ruinous flooding with a combination of storm surge, high tides and 6 to 12 inches of