Hurricane Dorian strengthens to category 3 storm as it heads up the US coastline
The storm has already claimed at least 20 lives in the Bahamas
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The storm has already claimed at least 20 lives in the Bahamas
The hurricane has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm from Category 3.
A status orange snow-ice warning is in place for several counties.
The US National Weather Service warned that a major winter storm would bring heavy snow and ice.
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and schools closed in the US, as the storm drops snow and sleet across the region.
The states of North and South Carolina have been hardest hit.
Typhoon Chan-hom has made landfall.
The teen suffered injuries to his right calf, buttocks and both hands while swimming with friends on Saturday.
The attacks happened in the same North Carolina town.
The garda helicopter was called in – as the three teenagers tried to escape gardaí aboard the 40ft motor craft.
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The east got the worst out if with high tides breaching sea walls along the coast.
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At least six people have died as a result of the storm with authorities telling people to stay at home and not risk treacherous roads.
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In New York and New Jersey, rain and heavy wind carried the potential to swamp homes again and toppled trees wrenched loose by Sandy.
Meteorologists have downplayed the rhetoric around Hurricane Sandy.
Higher-than-normal radiation levels have been found in fish caught off Japan’s east coast, which could indicate the plant is still leaking.
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport hailed the four-day festival as a “huge achievement and success”.
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Billions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the hurricane, now downgraded to a tropical storm as New York returns to normal.
The storm has hit land along the east coast of the United States with North Carolina so far the hardest hit.
Over two million people are affected by evacuation orders as Hurricane Irene heads for land off the eastern sea board of the United States.
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