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Irene killed 46 people in thirteen states and Puerto Rico<ref>[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8292750/obama-to-view-hurricane-damage US floodwaters recede after Irene] Hill, Michael and Samantha Henry, September 1, 2011, news.ninemsn.com.au, retrieved September 1, 2011</ref> and 7 people in the Caribbean - 2 in Haiti, 4 in the Dominican Republic and 1 other.<ref name="relief"/>  

Irene killed 46 people in thirteen states and Puerto Rico<ref>[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8292750/obama-to-view-hurricane-damage US floodwaters recede after Irene] Hill, Michael and Samantha Henry, September 1, 2011, news.ninemsn.com.au, retrieved September 1, 2011</ref> and 7 people in the Caribbean - 2 in Haiti, 4 in the Dominican Republic and 1 other.<ref name="relief"/>  

Approximately 4 million people in the United States lost power.

Approximately 4 million people in the United States lost power. Many were surprised by how long power outages lasted for what had become merely a tropical storm.  How long would power be out if a full hurricane reached a highly populated shoreline?

==Development==

==Development==