1. A Natural Disaster inthe U.S. East Coast By Sasha September 9, 2011

2. Basic Facts Hurricane Irene started Sunday August 28, 2011. As the Hurricane weakened it turned into a tropical storm. The wind blew over 65 mph. Hurricane Irene was the largest storm to ever hit New York in 25 years. The U.S. Government was preparing for a horrifying natural disaster.

3. Death toll

4. The impact of the hurricane The hurricane killed at least 44 people. The subways and the commuter trains system were immobile. Over 5 million people were left without electricity. A lot people were evacuated to cities that were not close to the coastal line so that the people would be safer.

5. The impact of the hurricane Many businesses were shut down and lost money. The total national cost of the damage is estimated to be 40 billion dollars. Many peoples homes were flooded and fallen trees damaged cars and roads. Some people got hurt and had to go to the hospital.

6. What was happening to New York city?

7. Trees are falling in New York

8. Damaged houses in Virginia

9. Disaster hits north Carolina

10. New York City is underwater

11. This is where Hurricane Irene hit the U.S. on the East Coast.

12. The disaster is not over yet Hurricane Irene that turn into a tropical storm passed over three days in the East Coast. After the hurricane passed, the flooding emerged as a major concern. Many U.S. states in the East Coast were effected. The effect of the hurricane is not weakening in the state of Vermont.

13. The disaster is not over yet The people in New England were battling with the huge floods. Irene dumped up to 11 inches (28 centimeters)of rain in Vermont. The rainwater had made its way into the streams and rivers and turned them into torrents. In landlocked Vermont, the governor called this flood the worst flood of the century

14. The u.s. government warning The President of the U.S. ( Barack Obama )is still warning people that even if the storm got weaker there will still be power outages, and flooding which could get worse. Barack Obama said, “That the recovery effort will take weeks or maybe even longer”.

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