Hurricane Irene Leaves Behind a Trail of Destruction

Joe Epstein / AP

Aug. 25, 2011, Manahawkin, N.J.
Home Depot remained open late into the night so that residents could prepare for the worst. Tens of thousands of visitors to the New Jersey shore and many residents began an orderly exodus after a series of requests to evacuate ahead of the storm.

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