Hurricane Irene Leaves Behind a Trail of Destruction

A woman carries her belongings from the damaged Straw Market through a street covered by shells in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, on New Providence Island in Nassau, Bahamas on August 26, 2011.
Lynne Sladky / AP

Aug. 26, 2011, Nassau, New Providence Island
A woman carries her belongings from the damaged Straw Market through a street covered by shells in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene on New Providence Island in the Bahamas.

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