Hurricane Irene Photos: Floods in New York and New Jersey
Waves and storm surge pound a boardwalk and a beach at first light as Hurricane Irene slams into a shore line community in the Northeast U.S.REUTERS/Chip EastNew York's 42nd Street is seen deserted as Hurricane Irene closes in on the New York City area August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidA pedestrian walks through a flooded street at Hoboken, New Jersey August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard.
REUTERS/Eduardo MunozA woman takes pictures of flooded streets through the rain in Hoboken in New Jersey August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard.
REUTERS/Eduardo MunozWater bubbles from a storm sewer as Hurricane Irene closes in on the New York City area August 28, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidA man walks in a flooded street in Hoboken in New Jersey August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday. REUTERS/Kena BetancurFlood waters caused by Hurricane Irene rise around a gas station in the Rockaway Beach section of Queens, New York August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiFriends watch as a man slides in the puddles from the rain of Hurricane Irene in New York's Times Square August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene closed in on New York on Saturday, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans on the East Coast hunkered down as the giant storm halted transport and caused massive power blackouts.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermidA car is seen in a flooded parking in Hoboken in New Jersey August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard.
REUTERS/Eduardo MunozCaptain Jon Jedlicka (L) and John Murray clean up storm damage along a dock as it is battered by the storm surge and winds from Hurricane Irene in Montauk, New York August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
