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| Hurricane Irene's toll rises to 21; |
| Hurricane Irene's toll rises to 21; Obama says the ordeal is not yet over
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-August-2011
10:35:21 AM |
| The death toll in the US from Hurricane Irene has risen to 21 as President Barack Obama today warned Americans that their ordeal is not yet over as it may take weeks for the recovery from devastation caused by the storm throughout the East Coast.
"I want people to understand that this is not over. Response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation," Obama who cancelled his vacation told reporters as losses from the Hurricane mounted to about US $7 billion.
The majority of the losses are expected to be from property damaged in New York and New Jersey. The states affected by the Category 1 storm are North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and Florida.
"I do want to underscore that the impacts of this storm will be felt for some time, and the recovery effort will last for weeks or longer," Obama said.
"Power may be out for days in some areas, and we will support our state and local partners in every way that we can as they work to restore power in those areas," he said.
The death toll in the US from Irene has risen to 21, US media reports quoted officials as saying. New York subways were due to slowly resumed service today but passengers were expected to face delays and overcrowding.
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