Irene rakes up U.S. East Coast, shuts down New York

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. East Coast on Saturday towards New York, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans sought shelter from a huge storm that halted transport and caused massive power blackouts.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/17b95af4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Irene+rakes+up+U.S.+East+Coast%2C+shuts+down+New+York&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F27%2Fuk-storm-irene-idUKTRE77M1YR20110827%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Irene+rakes+up+U.S.+East+Coast%2C+shuts+down+New+York&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F08%2F27%2Fuk-storm-irene-idUKTRE77M1YR20110827%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973225153/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17b95af4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/111973225153/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/17b95af4/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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