Irene cleanup could take days along East Coast (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110828/ap_on_re_us/us_irene_aftermath"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110828/capt.30b75cb30b9f46b4b0264bfb5458e99b-30b75cb30b9f46b4b0264bfb5458e99b-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=6i3OGIy2CgLubYYzkd5Blw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A flooded road is seen in Hatteras Island, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011after Hurricane Irene swept through the area Saturday cutting the roadway in five locations. Irene caused more than 4.5 million homes and businesses along the East Coast to reportedly lose power over the weekend, and at least 11 deaths were blamed on the storm. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)" border="0" /></a>AP - With Irene gone, cleanup crews began pumping water out of soggy subway tunnels, fixing traffic lights in the nation's capital and clearing debris from hundreds of roads as the East Coast readied for the workweek. While early indications were that the damage was not as bad as feared, it will be days before things get back to normal in many places.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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