Irene as seen from the International Space Station on August 24, 2011 Map of Irene's path. , recently downgraded from a hurricane, passed over  at about 0900 local time (1300 UTC) today, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 65 miles per hour (96.6 km/h). Elsewhere in the northeast, suburbs of  also flooded; mayor described the scene in one area as "couches, furniture, all kinds of stuff floating down the street." Up to eleven people have been reported killed by the storm, five in  , three in  and one each in , and . Some three million people evacuated from areas expected to be impacted by the storm, and another three million are reported to be without power. According to  governor , the storm is expected to cause damage "in the billions of dollars, if not in the tens of billions of dollars."
Irene as seen from the International Space Station on August 24, 2011 Map of Irene's path. , recently downgraded from a hurricane, passed over New York City at about 0900 local time (1300 UTC) today, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 65 miles per hour (96.6 km/h). Elsewhere in the northeast, suburbs of Philadelphia also flooded; mayor described the scene in one area as "couches, furniture, all kinds of stuff floating down the street." Up to eleven people have been reported killed by the storm, five in North Carolina , three in Virginia and one each in Florida, Maryland and Connecticut . Some three million people evacuated from areas expected to be impacted by the storm, and another three million are reported to be without power. According to New Jersey governor , the storm is expected to cause damage "in the billions of dollars, if not in the tens of billions of dollars."
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New York City
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Philadelphia
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North Carolina
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Virginia
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Florida, Maryland and Connecticut
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New Jersey