Hurricane Irene left behind a stunned US East Coast. At least 19 people died and severe flooding was widespread. About four million homes and businesses were without electricity.
As waves continued to pound the shores east and north of America s biggest city, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg lifted the evacuation order for 370,000 people in low-lying areas. Irene sent seawater surging into lower Manhattan s streets, but the city appeared to escape the worst fears of urban disaster vast power outages, hurricane-shattered skyscraper windows and severe flooding.
There was no immediate indication when New York might start its subways again, but the New York Stock Exchange was ready to open for trading Monday.
New England residents were feeling the brunt of the diminished but still-dangerous storm, which will cause flooding and winds that could topple many towering trees anchored in soil already saturated by earlier heavy rains. The storm was expected to move over eastern Canada by Sunday night.
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Forecasters said Irene, while diminished in strength, was still massive and powerful, with powerful winds extending hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the center. Early damage estimates were in the billions of dollars.
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