US east coast prepares for Hurricane
Millions of people on the US east coast prepared yesterday for the arrival of Hurricane Irene, a massive storm authorities fear will cause widespread flooding and power outages across the populous region.
Officials from North Carolina to New York declared states of emergency and tens of thousands of people were ordered to higher ground as Irene, a category two hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale, raced toward the US mainland.
Irene is forecast to make landfall on Saturday at North Carolina and score a direct hit on New York City on Sunday with winds of up to 153 kilometres an hour.
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