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US states struggle in hurricane aftermath
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September 1, 2011, Thursday
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STATES along the US East Coast struggled yesterday with the after-effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane-turned-tropical storm, with homes and businesses still threatened with flooding and more than 2 million people without power.
Floodwaters continued to affect parts of northern New Jersey and Connecticut, although some river levels were slowly declining.
The storm took at least five lives in the Caribbean before hitting the US, where it has been blamed for at least 44 deaths in 13 states.
Denise Ruzicka, director of inland water resources for Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said flood control dams and basins installed after flooding in 1955 helped prevent a catastrophe.
She said all the rivers in the state will be receding by the end of the day. "The worst is over," she added.
People began moving out of emergency shelters in western Massachusetts, farmers in New York's battered Schoharie Valley assessed crop losses, and an insurance agent in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fielded dozens of calls from people making claims.
"The majority of the claims are trees down," said Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon. "Trees on houses, on fences, on decks, on cars."
In Vermont, officials focused on providing basic necessities to residents who in many cases still have no power, no telephones and no way to get in or out of their towns. On Tuesday night, 11 towns were cut off.
Early yesterday, President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York, freeing up federal recovery funds for people in eight counties.
Floodwaters continued to affect parts of northern New Jersey and Connecticut, although some river levels were slowly declining.
The storm took at least five lives in the Caribbean before hitting the US, where it has been blamed for at least 44 deaths in 13 states.
Denise Ruzicka, director of inland water resources for Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said flood control dams and basins installed after flooding in 1955 helped prevent a catastrophe.
She said all the rivers in the state will be receding by the end of the day. "The worst is over," she added.
People began moving out of emergency shelters in western Massachusetts, farmers in New York's battered Schoharie Valley assessed crop losses, and an insurance agent in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fielded dozens of calls from people making claims.
"The majority of the claims are trees down," said Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon. "Trees on houses, on fences, on decks, on cars."
In Vermont, officials focused on providing basic necessities to residents who in many cases still have no power, no telephones and no way to get in or out of their towns. On Tuesday night, 11 towns were cut off.
Early yesterday, President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in New York, freeing up federal recovery funds for people in eight counties.
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