Irene heads this way

A man wades through a flooded street after Hurricane Irene hit the area of Naguabo, Puerto Rico, on Monday. Irene could reach the U.S. mainland by the end of the week.

NAGUA, Dominican Republic – A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene roared off the Dominican Republic’s resort-dotted northern coast on Monday, whipping up high waves and torrential downpours on a track that could see it reach the U.S. Southeast as a major storm by the end of the week.

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