Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina

Hurricane  Irene struck the North Carolina

Hurricane  Irene to hit North Carolina today. To anticipate the loss of life,  citizens of New York in the evacuation. Previously,  unprecedented citizens of New York were ordered to evacuate due to  hurricanes.



Teancam east coast area flooded and hit by power outages due to underground electricity infrastructure that will be inundated. With wind speeds of 85 miles per hour or about 140 miles per hour, the storm damaged power Irene weakened to Category 1 from level 5. However, local officials still warned that the storm is still big and dangerous.

On the Atlantic coast, about 15 miles from the promontory, the tip of a wooden pier at the Sheraton Hotel had been swept waves. "Many roads are impassable due to flooding. And the worst storm yet to come," said Atlantic Beach Police Chief Allen Smith.



Center for weather forecasts indicate that the storm's core through North Carolina today, and keep moving on the Atlantic coast tonight and reach the southern New England tomorrow.



This storm caused the most serious threat to the Northeast since Hurricane Gloria in 1985. More than one million people whose territory will be passed storm Irene was ordered to move.



President Barack Obama said that these storms can be dangerous. such as hurricane Katrina in 2005 which devastated New Orleans, killing 1,800 people and caused state losses of U.S. $ 80 billion.