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Hurricane Irene arrives on the US east coast

Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A stranded yacht is beached near the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Virginia Photograph: Steve Helber/AP
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Milk refrigerators sit almost empty at a Target supermarket in New York Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Palm trees are battered by the wind in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A jogger passes sandbags used to defend against possible floods in downtown Manhattan Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A shopper in South Bellmore, New York, pushes a shopping trolley full of sand bags Photograph: Kathy Kmonicek/AP
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Workers prepare for the upcoming hurricane in a school turned into a shelter in Brooklyn, New York Photograph: Fan Xia/Corbis
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Juliana Beasley takes her dogs on the subway while evacuating them from Jersey City Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
People evacuate their apartments in Battery Park, Manhattan Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A subway worker prepares to lock the gates at Union Square station Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Rhiannon Shaw, 9, tries to stay warm on the beach with friends as Irene passes through Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Photograph: Randall Hill/Reuters
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Charlene Tyler picks up sandbags during a distribution in Washington DC Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A man loads a kayak onto his car as he packs to leave New York Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Residents of Far Rockaway, New York crowd onto a bus as they evacuate the area Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Waves crash into a pier in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Nearly empty bread shelves seen in a Manhattan grocery store Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Workers board up windows in the South Street Seaport area of New York Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Boats are trapped between land and a jetty in Morehead City, North Carolina Photograph: Chuck Burton/AP
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A man evacuating Coney Island walks up the ramp to the subway to catch the last train Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
Barack Obama and his family walk across the lawn of the White House after curtailing a family vacation on Martha's Vineyard Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A row of houses are lashed by wind, rain, and the rising Atlantic Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
People line up with their luggage as they wait to enter a temporary shelter in New York Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: NHurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
People run through the rain towards the West 72nd Street subway station entire subway system prepared to close Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Hurricane Irene: Hurricane Irene arrives on the East Coast
A subway worker locks the gates at Grand Central Station Photograph: John G. Mabanglo/EPA
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