Super Storm Irene is wrong reverse into the U.S. east coast with winds up to 160 km / h, forcing the government to implement evacuation phase unprecedented.
As forecast, Hurricane Irene deficit will scan an area of 1,000 km2, the direct impact to approximately 55 million people live in Washington DC and the state of Carolina. The storm is still in the North Carolina coast 225 km to the east, but the authorities estimate it will cause enormous damage estimated at several billion dollars.
Washington DC Carolina State and was forced to proclaim a state of emergency to deal with the super typhoon. Hundreds of thousands of residents and tourists in the danger zone were forced to evacuate to safety. Coercive command has been issued for the family deliberately refused to cooperate.
250 thousand people living in low-lying areas of the city of New York has also been asked to move to safety, including the Wall Street district in Manhattan, by fears the storm will progress further into the continent, accompanied by heavy rains cause flooding. Some hospitals located in low-lying area was quickly evacuated to higher places, public transport system was suspended.
Obama called the storm "extremely dangerous" for a country not fully overcome the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina six years ago. Meanwhile, the head of North Carolina - Bev Perdue said they were prepared to welcome super typhoon.
With that, Defense Minister Leon Panetta said the U.S. military personnel also prepared to assist people when the super typhoon. 100,000 soldiers of the National Guard forces are ready to present where necessary.
Not beyond the general concern of the United States, airlines have canceled or delayed 7,000 flights because of super storms. All three major New York airports were closed and pick up the flight since Saturday afternoon.
The reason America became fervent with Irene is super typhoon by memories of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 never fade in their minds. The figure 1,800 people were killed and 80 billion dollars of damage in New Orleans will certainly still haunt Americans for years to come.
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