High winds and flooding have hit New England as a weakening Tropical Storm Irene struck the US East Coast. What had been forecast as the "mother of all storms" triggering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, was downgraded before it struck the city. However Irene which has buffeted a six-state-region has already left at least 14 people dead in its wake. ... http://www.euronews.net/
