NC Islanders Cope After Hurricane Irene

Off the U.S. east coast of North Carolina lies the beautiful barrier islands called the Outer Banks. When hurricane Irene arrived this past August, the storm blew over the Outer Banks, and a major road called Highway 12 was washed away.
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/NC_123123121.jpg" alt="An aerial shot provided by the Coast Guard shows flooding and damage to roadways near Oregon Inlet Aug. 29, near Elizabeth City, N.C. Gov. Perry is calling for a temporary bridge to be built to assist isolated islanders in the Outer Banks. (Stephen Lehmann/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)" title="An aerial shot provided by the Coast Guard shows flooding and damage to roadways near Oregon Inlet Aug. 29, near Elizabeth City, N.C. Gov. Perry is calling for a temporary bridge to be built to assist isolated islanders in the Outer Banks. (Stephen Lehmann/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1797050"/></a>
An aerial shot provided by the Coast Guard shows flooding and damage to roadways near Oregon Inlet Aug. 29, near Elizabeth City, N.C. Gov. Perry is calling for a temporary bridge to be built to assist isolated islanders in the Outer Banks. (Stephen Lehmann/U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)
Kelly McBride Ni
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Kelly McBride Ni is a news writer for NTD based in North Carolina.
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