Delaware ready for Irene
After years of preparing for the possible evacuation of Delaware’s beaches, the time to make that call may be here. Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the East Coast, and emergency planners say Sussex County is facing a “serious threat.”
Take a look at what the state’s evacuation plans for the Delmarva peninsula are in this video from First.
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