Tropical Storm Irene: 'We're not out of the woods yet'
As Tropical Storm Irene sweeps through the east coast of the US after being downgraded from a hurricane, the government has warned that they are "not out of the woods yet".
US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that while there was still a way to go with Irene, the "worst of the storm has passed", adding that the precautions taken had "dramatically decreased" the threat to lives along the eastern US.
28 Aug 2011
- From the section US & Canada