Hurricane Irene

Hurricane Irene was the recent hurricane that happened in the east coast. Hurricane Irene was considered as a category one hurricane because it was predicted that it will create a large amount of damage to the states the hurricane would hit. The hurricane effected many states in the east coast including states that haven't had hurricanes in a very long time. I have family in Virginia and I was very worried when I found out about the news of Hurricane Irene but luckily, my family there were going on vacation to New Zealand. So my family left before the storm came. Hurricane Irene soon became just a tropical storm but many places were damaged. Many people lost their homes, about 19 people have been found dead and some people were injured. Even till now, there isn't much rain but flooding hasn't stopped and many places are still flooded. This wasn't such a huge major disaster but it is still a disaster and it devastated many people who were effected by Hurricane Irene and hopefully in the near future, they can heal from this disaster.