Hurricane Irene

We all know of the devastating Hurricane Irene has severely damaged the whole east coast such as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Virgina, and Vermont. The hurricane has not only cause physical damage, but economic damage as well. From the article, Irene damage in North Carolina at least 71 million at least 1100 homes were destroyed which caused more than 71 million in damage in North Carolina's seven hardest- hit counties." (Barnett and Brumm 1). Their has been many injuries due to this hurricane. From Hurricane Irene Deaths, they listed injuries and deaths from majority of the states that were effected. To name a few, in Connecticut a man was killed by a fire because the strong winds knocked down electrical wires causing a fire. Another example is from New Jersey, a woman was trapped in her car because of the flood, later when police came they found her body in the car 150 feet away from the actual road. This proves the devastating attacks of the hurricane has strongly effected the East Coast in a economic, physical, and emotional way.