Hurricane Irene hits New York – live updates

• Eight people die in US as Irene lashes east coast • New York in direct path of the eye of the storm • 2m homes without power in wake of Irene • NY metro area braced for storm-surge flooding • Tornado warnings in effect for parts of Long Island • Read the latest summary here • Read our latest news story on Irene • Follow me on Twitter @mattseaton • Email me at matt.seaton@guardian.co.uk 5.20am ET: Welcome back to our live coverage of Hurricane Irene’s progress, as the eye of the storm is expected to pass through New York City in the next few hours, and move north towards New England. Hurricane Irene United States New York Michael Bloomberg Natural disasters and extreme weather Matt Seaton guardian.co.uk

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