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Damage to the cemetery with uncovered coffins is seen in this aerial view on Aug. 30, in Rochester, Vermont. National Guard helicopters rushed food and water to a dozen Vermont towns cut off by flooding from the rainy remnants of hurricane Irene in a deluge that took inland areas of New England and upstate New York by surprise with its ferocity. Toby Talbot/AP
Dave Bond of Florida N.Y., hands a cookie jar to family friend Laurie Williams of Cobleskill, N.Y., while looking over his camp that was washed away when the Schoharie Creek, in Central Bridge, N.Y, flooded during hurricane Irene on Aug. 30. Hans Pennink/AP
Contents from a home flooded by hurricane Irene sit in the front yard with a warning sign on Aug. 31, in Washingtonville, N.Y. Paul Kazdan/AP
A bridge on Route 73 lies in the river in this aerial view on Aug. 30, in Rochester, Vermont. All access to the town has been cut off by flooding from the rainy remnants of hurricane Irene in a deluge that took inland areas of New England and upstate New York by surprise with its ferocity. Toby Talbot/AP
A car lies in a ditch in front of the Country Store after being dragged by the Batavia Kill stream after hurricane Irene flooded parts of the town on Aug. 30, in Windham, New York. Mary Altaffer/AP
A restaurant is seen in floodwaters from the Passaic River, which overflowed its banks following hurricane Irene on Aug. 30, in Paterson, New Jersey. Julio Cortez/AP
A woman walks off the Long Beach Park beach as the sun sets and the sky clears from Hurricane Irene in Long Beach, N.Y., on Aug. 28. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain, shutting down the US financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit, and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
A rainbow appears over a building as sand is blown down Long Beach Park while the sun sets and the sky clears from Hurricane Irene in Long Beach, N.Y., on Aug. 28. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
A woman talks on her phone as she surveys the damage from Tropical Storm Irene along the boardwalk in the Rockaway beach section of Queens, N.Y., on Aug. 28. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm after marching up the East Coast, leaving 11 dead, as many as 3.6 million customers without electricity, forcing the closure of New York's mass transit system, and the cancellation of thousands of flights. Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters
A 'No Trespassing' sign hangs on a beached sailboat after it washed ashore in Hampton Bays, N.Y., on Aug. 28. Lucas Jackson/Reuters
A fallen tree lies over the road in downtown Asbury Park, N.J., on Aug. 28, after being knocked down by the winds of hurricane Irene. Chip East/Reuters
After checking on his family's home, Henry Walker (r.) plays around with friends Keron Roundtree (l.) and Barry Gurley (c.) as rapidly rising floodwaters covered in leaking kerosene fill a neighborhood in the South Ward district of Trenton, N.J., because of rain from Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28. Chip East/Reuters
Floodwaters block Highway 29 south, near the the capital complex in Trenton, N.J., due to flooding of the Delaware River because of rain from Hurricane Irene, on Aug. 28. Hurricane Irene swept along the New Jersey shore, knocking down trees, leaving thousands of people without electrical power, and causing flooding.
A boy floats on a newspaper box in a flooded street in the Soho section of Manhattan after Hurricane Irene passed over the New York City area, Sunday. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, knocking out power and flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets even as it lost some of its strength. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday morning but was still sending waves crashing onto shorelines and flooding coastal suburbs. Mike Segar/Reuters
Friends watch as a man slides in the puddles from the rain of Hurricane Irene in New York's Times Square, Sunday. Hurricane Irene closed in on New York on Saturday, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans on the East Coast hunkered down as the giant storm halted transport and caused massive power blackouts. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
A man stands in the center of a nearly deserted 7th Avenue in Manhattan as Hurricane Irene closed in on the New York City area, Sunday. Hurricane Irene battered New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the US financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard. Mike Segar/Reuters
Melissa Seagraves walks with her daughter Erika, 5, along the Cape May coast before to see the ocean before Hurricane Irene, makes its way up the coast towards New Jersey and New York on Saturday. Seagraves chose not to heed the mandatory evacuation order for Cape May to stay with her family, pets and property. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
A woman walks next to a window taped for protection against the winds as Hurricane Irene approaches Hoboken, N. J. August 27, 2011. Some 370,000 of New York City's more than 8 million residents are under orders to leave their homes, largely in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and in the financial district in downtown Manhattan. REUTERS/Kena Betancur
This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at 4:45 a.m. EDT shows a swirl of clouds associated with hurricane Irene as it moves up the east coast of the US. Weather Underground/AP
Pool lounge chairs are stored in the pool during hurricane Irene in Ocean City, Md., August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Molly Riley
The sign at Whalebone Surf Shop in Nags Head, N.C., asks Irene to go offshore as the hurricane threatens the barrier islands on Aug. 25. The entire coast of North Carolina is under a warning and watches extend all the way to New Jersey ahead of powerful Irene. Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot/AP
A pedestrian crosses an open area as Hurricane Irene passes through Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Saturday. Hurricane Irene howled ashore in North Carolina with heavy winds, rain and surf on a path threatening the densely populated East Coast with flooding and power outages. Randall Hill/Reuters
Clayton Shimp, an employee of Roork's Farm Supply in Elmer New Jersey, prepares the store for Hurricane Irene, making its way up the coast towards New Jersey and New York on Saturday. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
Kevin Shimp takes apart a produce sales tent with his son Austin, 6, outside the family farm in Elmer New Jersey, prepares the store for Hurricane Irene, making its way up the coast towards New Jersey and New York on Saturday. Ann Hermes/The Christian Science Monitor
A truck drives through flooded road as hurricane Irene hits Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Salvo, N.C., August 27, 2011. Federal and state officals warned of flooding and damage caused by storm surge, especially at high tide. REUTERS/Jose Luis Magana
Leif Overturf takes advantage of the large surf near the Bogue Inlet Fishing Pier in Emerald Isle, N.C., on Aug. 25, as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. Tom Copeland/AP
Lasarro Perez covers windows with plywood in Beaufort, N.C., on Aug. 25, as Hurricane Irene heads toward the North Carolina coast. Chuck Burton/AP
Rick Perkins (r.) tugs a line as he secures his boat in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene in the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va., on Aug. 25. Steve Helber/AP
A line of customers waited on the arrival of generators at Home Depot on Military Highway on Aug. 25, in Norfolk, Va. Many shoppers said they were prepared to wait all night to purchase generators in advance of Hurricane Irene. Amanda Lucier/The Virginian-Pilot/AP
A message is left for Hurricane Irene on one house (l.) as a resident boards up another in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene in Nags Head, N.C., on Aug. 25, on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Charles Dharapak/AP
Hurricane Irene downed trees as it passed through on Aug. 25, to the east of Nassau on New Providence Island in the Bahamas. The storm thrashed through the Bahamas with widespread damage reported on at least two southern islands. Lynne Sladky/AP
A truck drives through a deserted downtown as Hurricane Irene passes to the east of Nassau, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, on Aug. 25. Lynne Sladky/AP
Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham gives an update on Hurricane Irene moving through the island chain following a briefing at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Nassau, on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, on Aug. 24. Lynne Sladky/AP
Jeremy Pickett boards the windows of a shopping store in Cape Hatteras, N.C., in preparation for Hurricane Irene on Aug. 24. Evacuations began on Ocracoke Island off North Carolina as Hurricane Irene strengthened to a major Category 3 storm over the Bahamas with the East Coast in its sights. Jose Luis Magana/AP
A setting sun is seen across the Croatan Sound near Manteo, N.C., on Aug. 23. Hurricane Irene threatens the North Carolina Outer Banks as it moves up the east coast. Gerry Broome/AP
A resident watches the sea surge along a beach covered by debris after the passing of Hurricane Irene in Nagua on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, on Aug. 23. Hundreds were displaced by flooding in the Dominican Republic, forced to take refuge in churches, schools or relatives' homes. Electricity also was cut in some areas. Roberto Guzman/AP
Michael Holland operates a tractor hauling two trailers as laborers fill them with hand cut tobacco on fields of the Aman Farms in Maysville, N.C., on Aug. 23. Although the tobacco is ready for harvest they hope to get as much as possible before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Irene later in the week. John Althouse/The Jacksonville Daily News/AP
A resident rides a horse through a flooded neighborhood after the passing of Hurricane Irene in Nagua on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, on Aug. 23. Roberto Guzman/AP
Henry Paul boards up windows at a residence in preparation for Hurricane Irene in Nassau on New Providence Island in the Bahamas, on Aug. 23. Lynne Sladky/AP
In this image made from the GEOS East satellite shows Hurricane Irene on Aug. 23, as it passes over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. NOAA/AP
A pier is seen after hurricane Irene hit the area in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 22. Ricardo Arduengo/AP
A resident walks along Los Yayales beach as strong waves crash due to the approach of Hurricane Irene to Nagua, in the northern coast of the Dominican Republic on Aug. 22. Roberto Guzman/AP
Michael Aymonin fills up spare gasoline containers at Costco in preparation for Hurricane Irene on Aug. 22, in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post/AP
Surfers dive into the ocean as the approaching hurricane amplifies the tide in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Aug. 21. Ricardo Arduengo/AP
Shoppers in Bayamon, Puerto Rico check the prices on Walmart items as they stock up in anticipation of hurricane Irene on Aug. 21. Jose R. Madera/El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico/Newscom
Two men work at the Emergency Operation Center (COE) in Santo Domingo on Aug. 21. With an eye on hurricane Irene, authorities in the Dominican Republic declared red alert in 14 provinces and yellow alert in another 18.
Storm clouds hover above Tampa Bay, Fla., on June 1, the official start of the hurricane season. At the time, up to 18 storms were expected this year, six of them major. But the season is off to a slow start with only one hurricane so far, Irene. ZUMA Press/Newscom
A fisherman casts his line off the shore of Havana, Cuba. Hurricane Irene tore through Puerto Rico on a path that could take it to Cuba and possibly Florida later in the week.
A shot of Irene's clouds, taken on Aug. 21 in Puerto Rico, demonstrates its size. The hurricane is characterized as 'slow-moving,' which usually entails power. Ramon ‘Tonito’ Zayas/El Nuevo Dia de Puerto Rico/Newscom
Travelers wait with their bags in Puerto Rico as a yacht leaves in the distance. Many travelers had their plans interrupted by news of hurricane Irene.
Civil defense workers prepare to remove debris from a road near Loiza, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Irene came through the area. Though there were no reports of deaths or major injuries, Gov. Luis Fortuno declared a state of emergency. Ricardo Arduengo/AP
Emergency management officials drag a tree off the road in the wake of Hurricane Irene in Loiza, Puerto Rico. The eye of the storm was near the island’s north coast, which meant much of the most vulnerable land was untouched. Ana Martinez/Reuters
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A new UN panel is vowing to hold North Korea's Kim regime to 'full accountability' for decades of mass crime and murder. Will Pyongyang face ICC indictment?
Even with new leader Kim Jong-un at the helm, North Korea remains the most reclusive and closed country in the world: It is a police state inside a totalitarian system ruled by a family dynasty that encourages a cultish ideology and following.
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