Tropical Storm Henri drenches north-east US, moving inland - in pictures
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A satellite image shows Tropical Storm Henri off the north-east coast of the US. More than 100,000 homes were left without power after the storm made landfall in Rhode Island. AFP -
The One World Trade Centre is seen struck by lightning before Tropical Storm Henri made landfall, in New York. Reuters -
A pedestrian jumps over a puddle to reach the pavement in Brooklyn, New York. Henri was expected to unleash dangerous storm surges across a wide arc from New York to Boston. Bloomberg -
A surfer leaves closed Rockaway beach after Tropical Storm Henri hit New York. Reuters -
Surfers take on the waves on Rockaway beach, New York. Reuters -
A cyclist rides through a flooded street in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Reuters -
A man looks at a sailboat that came loose from its moorings and was washed ashore in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Reuters -
A utility pole with electrical wires is left bent over in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Reuters -
Corn stalks in a field left bent over by the storm in South Kingstown. Reuters -
A flooded area in Helmetta, New Jersey. Reuters -
Resident Balkar checks his flooded car as rain from Tropical Storm Henri falls in Queens, New York. EPA -
Balkar, his father and friend push the car from a flooded street corner. EPA -
Cars on a flooded street in Hoboken, New Jersey. -
A boat sunken by Tropical Storm Henri in Jamestown, Rhode Island. EPA -
People look at a sailboat beached by the storm in Jamestown. EPA -
The storm took down trees and power lines. AP -
A person takes a selfie on the beach during Tropical Storm Henri in Montauk, New York. Reuters -
Emergency personnel and first responders help residents in Helmetta, New Jersey. AP -
A van drives through a waterlogged street in New London, Connecticut. AFP -
Rescuers search for stranded residents in Helmetta, New Jersey. AP -
A house damaged by an uprooted tree in New London, Connecticut. AFP -
Nicholas LeBlanc takes a photo of the tree that fell onto his home in New Bedford, Massachusetts. AP -
Firefighters help residents leave Helmetta, New Jersey. AFP -
Henri is a rare tropical storm to hit America's northeastern seaboard and comes as the surface layer of oceans warms due to climate change, experts said. AFP -
Resident Doug Luongo and his family members are rescued from flooded Helmetta, New Jersey. AFP -
Henri caused deluges that closed bridges, swamped roads and left many people stranded in their vehicles. AFP -
Bruce, a resident, points towards the direction of his home in Helmetta, New Jersey. AFP -
A man steps over a fallen tree branch while clearing debris from a pavement in Newport, Rhode Island. AP -
Strong waves from Tropical Storm Henri break along the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island. AP -
A person waits to cross the street in Times Square, New York. AFP via Getty Images -
Waves pound a seawall in Montauk, as Tropical Storm Henri affects the Atlantic coast. AP -
Strong winds blow over trees in Westerly, Rhode Island. AP -
An onlooker watches the waves churned up by Tropical Storm Henri at Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island. EPA
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