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Hurricane Isabel pounds East Coast
( 2003-09-19 11:32) (Agencies)
A letterbox featuring a concrete dolphin is
half-buried in sand washed by waves caused by Hurricane Isabel in Kitty
Hawk on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, September 18, 2003. Hurricane
Isabel screamed ashore in North Carolina on Thursday with furious winds
and torrential rains that forced evacuations throughout the U.S.
mid-Atlantic region, canceled nearly 1,000 flights and shut down the
federal government in Washington. [Reuters] |
An unidentified man wades through a flooded
street, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, in Kitty Hawk, N.C., after Hurricane
Isabel hit North Carolina's Outer Banks. [AP] |
A trio of onlookers assist each other as they
brace themselves against the winds of Hurricane Isabel at Virginia Beach,
Virginia September 18, 2003. Isabel's windy fringes hit the U.S. east
coast early on Thursday as the storm, packing 100 mph winds and torrential
rains, bore down on the mid-Atlantic region.
[Reuters] |
A congressional staffer battles the wind on
the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 18,
2003. The U.S. federal government was shut down in anticipation of the
effects of Hurricane Isabel locally.
[Reuters] |
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