Cleaning Up After Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene left quite a mess up and down the East Coast of the United States. Thousands of trees were knocked over. More than seven million people lost power. Many communities were flooded by heavy rains or when rivers that overflowed their banks. Now, it is time for people to clean up the mess.
Throughout these communities, people are working together to help their neighbors. People who work for the power companies will work longer hours to restore electricity. Construction crews will work to repair roads and buildings that were damaged. Volunteers are helping, too. Some are cleaning up fallen trees and other debris. Others are bringing food and water to people in emergency shelters.
Volunteers work to serve food for people who lost power during Hurricane Irene.
In some areas, the clean-up will take a lot longer. For example, flood waters are so high in some communities in Vermont that people cannot get in or out of town. The National Guard had to airlift food and water to these people. This will help them to survive until the waters recede. Citizens will then need to work together to clean up the rest of the mess.
There is a lot of work to be done. By working together, people will recover from Hurricane Irene.
TLX News Journal: Civics Activity
How can you help people affected by Hurricane Irene? Choose one state or community that was affected by Hurricane Irene. Use the Internet to research ways you can contribute to the relief effort there.
