Hurricane Evacuation
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2 million ordered to leave as Hurricane Irene takes aim
Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in on Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.
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Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Earl nears North Carolina
Tourists and residents of Ocracoke Island, one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, were piling onto ferries and boarding up their properties on Wednesday, as officials ordered the first evacuations in anticipation of a strengthening Hurricane Earl.One of the busiest weekends of the year quickly turned to bust when forecaste...
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2 million ordered to leave as Hurricane Irene takes aim
Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in on Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.
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Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Earl nears North Carolina
Tourists and residents of Ocracoke Island, one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, were piling onto ferries and boarding up their properties on Wednesday, as officials ordered the first evacuations in anticipation of a strengthening Hurricane Earl.One of the busiest weekends of the year quickly turned to bust when forecaste...
