Residents in the East are coping with the lingering effects of Irene, the storm that swept up the coast, first as a hurricane and later as a tropical storm. It knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses and has killed more than 40 people. A state-by-state look at its impact, according to state officials, residents, relief agencies and others:
CONNECTICUT
— Deaths: 2
— Without power: About 260,000 customers as of Thursday, down from 770,000.
— Damage: Minor to moderate flooding; tree limbs blocking roads; coastal homes destroyed.
— "People are angry and I don't blame them. We all depend on electricity." - Sen. Joseph Lieberman
DELAWARE
— Deaths: 2
— Without power: 140 as of Thursday.
— Damage: Near-record rains and spotty flooding.
— "With the enormous size of the storm, I would have expected a little bit more of a consistent rainfall pattern." - Steward Lovell, state groundwater supply manager
MAINE
— Deaths: 2
— Without power: About 16,000 as of Thursday.
— Damage: To public infrastructure.
— "When in doubt, throw it out."- Sheila Pinette, director of the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention, on food safety during power outages
MARYLAND
— Deaths: 3
— Without power: About 86,000 as of Thursday.
— Damage: Nuclear reactor brought back online after automatic shutdown when siding blew into a transformer.
— "The consumers of this state, despite drastic increases in rates, are receiving drastic decreases in service." — state Delegate Pat McDonough in a letter to the Public Service Commission
MASSACHUSETTS
— Deaths: 1
— Without power: About 68,000 as of Thursday, down from more than 500,000.
— Damage: Some roads still impassable; rivers receding.
— "Flooding does not appear to be a danger at this point." - Scott MacLeod, a spokesman for the state Emergency Management Agency
NEW HAMPSHIRE
— Deaths: 1
— Without power: About 170 as of Thursday morning, down from 175,000.
— Damage: Irene-related Internet service interruptions Wednesday across northern New England; road damage.
— "Visitors should know that they will be able to reach their New Hampshire destinations this Labor Day weekend." - Gov. John Lynch
NEW JERSEY
— Deaths: 7
— Without power: About 84,000 as of Thursday morning, down from more than 900,000.
— Damage: All major roads to Jersey Shore reopened; part of Interstate 287 remains closed.
— "The whole thing's been a mess." - Wallington resident Matthew Keenan
NEW YORK
— Deaths: 10
— Without power: Nearly 182,000, down from 945,000.
— Damage: An estimated $1 billion, mostly upstate; 600 homes damaged, 150 major highways disrupted and $45 million in damage to farms.
— "We don't expect a baby in late August. This is very unusual." - Susan Cardillo, assistant curator of the Central Park Zoo, where a lamb later named Irene Hope was born during the hurricane
NORTH CAROLINA
— Deaths: 6
— Without power: More than 30,000 as of Wednesday evening.
— Damage: Estimated $148 million but likely to grow; Hatteras Island's only road to mainland damaged.
— "Heartache." - Tobacco farmer Burt Pitt, when asked by Gov. Beverly Perdue what he could get from his damaged field
PENNSYLVANIA
— Deaths: 5
— Without power: More than 55,000 as of Wednesday afternoon.
— Damage: Sporadic to farms and orchards; trees down.
— "We have to get people back into their homes." — Gov. Tom Corbett
RHODE ISLAND
— Deaths: None
— Without power: More than 52,000 as of Thursday afternoon, down from 333,000.
— Damage: Some along coast; extensive to trees in some places.
— "It's like 'Little House on the Prairie' times, except I'm not enjoying it at all." - Debbie McWeeney, of Warwick, on the power outages
SOUTH CAROLINA
— Deaths: None.
— Without power: Restored to all, down from 8,000.
— Damage: Less than $5 million in insured damage; boardwalk and beach damage.
— "Certainly you don't need to flee the coast and panic." — Gov. Nikki Haley last week on no need for evacuations
VERMONT
— Deaths: 3; 2 people missing.
— Without power: Fewer than 5,900 as of Thursday morning.
— Damage: Hundreds of road closed; scores of bridges destroyed or damaged.
— "The scary part was worrying about if we'd run out — of food, fuel — and then what? The isolation is the hardest part." — Amy Wildt, of Rochester, on living in a town cut off by road damage
VIRGINIA
— Deaths: 4
— Without power: About 174,000, down from more than 1 million.
— Damage: Tree damage; moderate flooding.
— "I totally appreciate what they're doing. I understand there's a delay, but don't tell us that it's going on when it's not going to be on." — Angela Verdery, of Richmond, on the power outages
WASHINGTON, D.C.
— Deaths: None
— Without power: Mostly restored.
— Damage: Mostly to trees; leaks in Washington Monument.
— "We fared much better than we could have." - Mayor Vincent Gra
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