Hurricane Irene of 2011 was a typical and powerful cyclone which attacked the Caribbean,the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada.It passed through New York city with small damage,but caused devastating destruction in the different parts of New York State.
Lesser Antilles,Greater Antilles,New Jersey,New York,Bahamas,Eastarn U.S.,Canada,Turks and Caicos and many other areas was affected by this mortal Irene.The perishable Irene caused extensive damages and atleast 44 deaths.According to preliminary estimates monetary losses to the Caribbean could be US$3.1 billion.
Caribbean,U.S.,Carolinas and Virginia,Maryland,Delware,pennsylvania,New Jersey and New York,New England,Canada,in every state the tropical storm warnings were declared in response to the formation of Irene.Each governor declared a state of emergency in preparation for Irene.
Irene was the most dangerous cyclone,it caused a great impact in every state of U.S:
Irene affected many places of Canada.Heavy rain and high winds in Quebec knocked out power to 250,000 houses,felled branches of tree and some buildings,traffic lights destroyed in Montreal.In Charlevoix other section of road was washed out,Estire was also affected by flood.
In New Jersey,severe flooding took place at the Trenton Train Station along Assunpink Creek,it damaged SEPTA’s Trenton line,Amtrak’s Northest Corridor and Transit’s Corridor Railline of New Jersey.Flooding also occurred in many rivers due to largest rainfall.Because of this flooding 6 people were dead in New Jersey.
In New York the Hudson River flooded and that was at about a foot deep.The tracks were blocked by mudslides in several places.Many disastrous flash floods occurred in many places of New York.Due to these floods many homes and business have been withput electricity,few people also died in New York.In Massachusetts hill towns and western Massachusetts were damaged largely,200 people were evacuated like a precaution yet.New Englanders squatted down for this mitigated accident.Two deaths occurred in New England.
In U.S countless trees uprooted,homes are damaged and power lines also destroyed.Atleast 40 deaths occurred in U.S. and Early damage estimates are about $7 billion in the US.
Irene affected Florida and long stretches of South Carolina coastlines.The winds felled trees and some people were injured in two states due to this cyclone.Destructible Irene also left extensive destroyed in north Carolina.It overturned many vehicles and destroyed manifold leveled houses.Two persons were killed by falling trees and also a man drowned due to the flood.
In Turks and Caicos during Irene’s storm residences reported loss of power and light poles and the Grand Turk cruise port also faced some minor damages.Dozens of home were effaced in Bahamas.The storm caused structural damages on several of the islands of Bahamas.
In Puerto Rico,hurricane-force winds toppled multiple tress and utility poles,leaving more than 1 million residences without electricity. Several coffee,crop plants,and banana plantations faced minor damages.In Puerto Rico,Irene affected over 1,500 people and one driver was killed after their vehicle was caught in swollen currents,Offshore near Culebra island,a sailboard was reported sunken because of the landfall in Puerto Rico.On the island of Vieques,the airport of the island stopped its activities and some telephone and power service cutsoffs were reported.In Cuba irene caused a coastal flooding and some damaged are occurred in few areas of it.
Some areas of Hispaniola had to face this vast cyclone.Due to rainfall and flooding many roads,homes are completely destroyed.In Haiti,2 people died and 4 suffered injuries.
Many islands of Lesser Antilles were damaged by the tropical storm.Necker island sparked a large fire at the resort homes of Business magnate Richard Branson,English famous celebrity Kate Winslet was in that house.But luckily she was able to leave the area.The winds caused dispersed power outages across all islands.
The causive Irene spoiled many areas and islands of United States largely.It tooks many lives and also brought so miseries for the general people.It is really very sorrowful and pathetic event.
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