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NY Gov. Cuomo says damage from Irene to hit $1B

MICHAEL GORMLEY Atlanta Journal Constitution 08/31/2011 10:51
NY Gov. Cuomo says damage from Irene to hit $1B - USA - New York - society - Andrew Cuomo


New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects damage in the state from Tropical Storm Irene to total $1 billion.



He spoke Wednesday in Prattsville, a Catskills Mountain community that like many others was hard hit by the torrential rains and wind over the weekend.

He was joined by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Craig Fugate, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Cuomo says 600 homes were damaged and 150 major highways were disrupted by the storm. The damage to farms has been pegged at $45 million.


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