North Carolina Slowly Recovers in Irene’s Wake

Hurricane Irene came and went on the eastern United States, but the slow-moving storm has left a lingering mess in some coastal areas.
North Carolina Slowly Recovers in Irene’s Wake
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A man is comforted by a friend while he sits next to a pile of debris that was once his cottage, Aug. 28 in Nags Head, N.C. The cottage, built in 1903, was destroyed by Hurricane Irene.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images)