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Hurricane Irene 2011 From Space

Two 25-year old men were killed in the Hockessin, Delaware area in an apparent drowning after attempting to run home through the storm on Saturday night. Their bodies were recovered near Wilmington on Monday afternoon. A tornado touched down in Lewes, Delaware, around 6:35 p.m., damaging 50 homes and destroying one. Heavy rains throughout the state were topped at 10.43 inches in Ellendale, Delaware. Dorchester General Hospital in Cambridge, Maryland was evacuated after there was wind and water damage to the laboratory roof. In Queen Anne's County, Maryland, an 85-year old woman was killed when a tree fell onto her house causing the chimney to collapse.
Five people were killed in Pennsylvania: three died as a result of fallen trees, one was killed in a traffic accident, and a woman was swept away by flooding in the Wissahickon Creek. In Philadelphia, the storm left thousands without power. More than 400 trees in fell in Philadelphia, seven buildings collapsed and twenty roads remain closed. PECO has been working on restoring power by mid-week.
• New Jersey
In New Jersey, flooding was widespread. At the Trenton Train Station along Assunpink Creek, flooding impacted Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, SEPTA's Trenton Line, and New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Rail Line. Engineers believe the service disruption may last all week.

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