New York City didn't see as much destruction as they had expected, but many communities up and down the east coast were severely impacted by Hurricane Irene. Buzzfeed has a roundup of frightening photographs from various locations. This one shows Route 12 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The damaged road isolated 2,500 people on Hatteras Island. Link
(Image credit: Steve Helber/AP)
Amazing how quickly nature can erase every trace of our civilization.
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