Stores and businesses in the Financial District in NY sandbag their premises as protection against flooding from Hurricane Irene

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Stores and businesses in the Financial District in Lower Manhattan in New York sandbag their premises as protection against flooding from Hurricane Irene, seen on Saturday, August 27, 2011. In advance of the arrival of Hurricane Irene New York has taken the unprecedented step of shutting down the subways at noon on Saturday and evacuating low lying areas. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
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