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A NATURAL DISASTER IN THE U.S. EAST COAST By Sasha September 9, 2011

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A NATURAL DISASTER IN THE U.S. EAST COAST

By Sasha

September 9, 2011

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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.

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DEATH TOLL

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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.

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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.

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THIS IS WHERE HURRICANE IRENE HIT THE U.S. ON THE EAST COAST.

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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.

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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

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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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RESOURCES

Date published

Online link

August 29, 2011 http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/29/live-blog-death-toll-now-at-21-irene-no-longer-tropical-storm/?iref=allsearchAugust 30 ,2011 http://www.france24.com/en/20110830-US-irene-death-toll-mounts-storm-hurricane-epic-flooding?ns_mchannel=SEM&ns_source=Google&ns_campaign=France%2024%20US_Americas&ns_linkname=USA%20-%20Hurricane%20Irene_hurricane%20irene&ns_fee=0&gclid=CJ2XyO3XhasCFclV4godTyrM1Q

August 27, 2011 http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/27/Hurricane-Irene-blamed-for-8-deaths/UPI-12691314422679/