Hurricane Irene leads to at least 21 deaths
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(http://connect.masslive.com/user/the-associated-press/photos.html) A New York City taxi is stranded in deep water on
Manhattan's West Side as Tropical Storm Irene passes through the city, Sunday,
Aug. 26, 2011 in New York. Although downgraded from a hurricane to a
tropical storm, Irene's torrential rain couple with high winds and tides worked
in concert to flood parts of the city. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) _Hurricane
Irene batters New York_
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Sunday, Aug. 28, …
Hurricane Irene had led to the deaths of at least 21 people in eight states
as of Sunday evening:
CONNECTICUT:
— In Prospect, one person was killed in a fire that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy
said was apparently caused by wires knocked down by the storm.
FLORIDA:
— In Volusia County, 55-year-old Frederick Fernandez died Saturday off New
Smyrna Beach after he was tossed off his board by massive waves caused by
Irene. The Orlando Sentinel reports the high school teacher had a large cut
on his head, apparently from hitting the sea floor.
— In Flagler County, 55-year-old tourist James Palmer of New Jersey died
Saturday in rough surf. Family members say they lost sight of him after he
waded into the surf in North Florida. He was pulled to shore and his wife
attempted CPR, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
MARYLAND:
— In Queen Anne's County, Md., 85-year-old Anne Bell was killed when a tree
knocked a chimney through the glass roof of the sunroom where she and her
son were sitting. They'd gone out into the sunroom after the power went out
in her Queenstown home. Bell was struck by debris, causing severe trauma.
NEW JERSEY
— Celena Sylvestri, 20, of Quinton, called her boyfriend and then 911 early
Sunday seeking help getting out of her flooded car in Pilesgrove, police
said. Her body was found eight hours later in the vehicle, which was about
150 feet off the road, police said.
NEW YORK
— A man in his 50s was electrocuted in Spring Valley when he tried to help
a child who had gone into a flooded street with downed wires. The child was
in very serious condition at Westchester Medical Center's burn unit, said
a spokesman for the Rockland County Emergency Operations Center.
— State police said they recovered the body of a woman who apparently
drowned after she fell into Onesquethaw Creek in New Scotland, near Albany.
NORTH CAROLINA:
— In Nash County, a man was killed after a tree limb fell on him outside
his home Saturday morning as outer bands from the storm brought near
hurricane-force gusts inland.
— Goldsboro police say a 15-year-old girl died Saturday afternoon after the
SUV carrying her and family members collided with another SUV at an
intersection where Irene had knocked out power to traffic lights.
— Authorities in Pitt County say a man was found dead in his home after
Irene's winds toppled a tree onto his house.
— Another man in Pitt County drove through standing water, went off a road
and died after striking a tree on Saturday.
— A mother in Sampson County died Saturday morning when a tree fell on a
car carrying her and two family members.
— New Hanover County deputies on Sunday afternoon recovered the body of
Melton Robinson, Jr., who had been missing since falling or jumping into the
Cape Fear River as storms from Irene reached North Carolina on Friday night.
PENNSYLVANIA
— Michael Scerarko, 44, was killed Sunday when a tree fell on him in his
yard. Scerarko, of Stroudsburg, pushed his son out of the way, but could not
get out of the way himself, police said.
— A 58-year-old Harrisburg man was killed Sunday morning when a tree
toppled onto his tent, state police said. The man was one of about 20 people at a
party on private property in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, some
of whom who decided to sleep outside.
— A man in a camper was crushed by a tree in northeastern Pennsylvania's
Luzerne County, state emergency management officials said. Police found his
body shortly before 11 a.m. Sunday.
— A motorist was killed when he lost control of his car on the Pennsylvania
Turnpike in Carbon County, skidded over an embankment and hit a tree.
State officials attributed the accident to the storm.
VIRGINIA:
— Newport News authorities report that 11-year-old Zahir Robinson was
killed when a large tree crashed through his apartment shortly after noon.
— In Brunswick County, a tree fell across a car Saturday afternoon, killing
67-year-old James Blackwell of Brodnax. The driver was taken to the
hospital with minor injuries.
— Chesterfield County police say a man died at a Hopewell hospital Saturday
after a tree fell on a house that he was in.
— A King William County man killed when a tree fell on him as he was
cutting another tree on Saturday night.
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This already collapsed bridge on Burlington Road was retaken by the flooding
waters on Sunday. (Staff Photo by Jesse Bair) _Hurricane Irene slams into
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SALEM - Here are more photos from Hurricane Irene's arrival in Salem
County.
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