Evacuation orders have been issued in four US states as the US east coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Irene.
The category 3 twister ripped through the Bahamas yesterday causing damage to property and cutting power. It is now heading north along the US east coast. It is expected to make landfall twice: once as a category 3 storm in North Carolina on Saturday, and once as a category 2 storm between New York and Boston on Sunday.