Hurricane Irene, later seen as a tropical storm, causes a total of $40 billion worth of damage to the economy and area. Targeting the Northeast of America, Hurricane Irene has generated problems such as floods in New Jersey, New York, New England. The amount of casualties also became an issue because of drowning under flooding or becoming electrocuted underwater from fallen power lines. 2.5 million people were left under power outages and 44 deaths were reported from 13 different states. This tropical storm produced over thousands of houses and other buildings to become soaked in floods. Numerous problems arose from Hurricane Irene both economically and socially.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene, later seen as a tropical storm, causes a total of $40 billion worth of damage to the economy and area. Targeting the Northeast of America, Hurricane Irene has generated problems such as floods in New Jersey, New York, New England. The amount of casualties also became an issue because of drowning under flooding or becoming electrocuted underwater from fallen power lines. 2.5 million people were left under power outages and 44 deaths were reported from 13 different states. This tropical storm produced over thousands of houses and other buildings to become soaked in floods. Numerous problems arose from Hurricane Irene both economically and socially.
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