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Hurricane Irene back to the north, approached the U.S. East Coast on Thursday, the governors of Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and North Carolina, declaring a state of emergency and mandatory evacuation came into force in some coastal areas of the temporal development estimated .
Ocean City, Maryland, mandatory evacuations were ordered to begin at midnight, while in some parts of the North Carolina Outer Banks Ocracoke Island including the evacuation of residents and tourists were already under way on Thursday.
The state of emergency declarations of Member States to provide funds and prepare resources that may be needed in relief in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, advised residents along the coast to plan an evacuation route and supplies were ready.
The exact route remains unpredictable Hurricane Irene. Some residents of the east coast, to keep nervous eye on weather forecasts and storm trackers have accumulated food and water, and bought a generator in preparation for the planned blackouts.
