Quick ReadIrene’s death toll jumps to 40 as New England towns battle floods; millions wait for power Photos (AP) — The full measure of Hurricane Irene’s fury came into focus Monday as the death toll jumped to 40, New England towns battled epic floods and millions faced the dispiriting prospect of several days without electricity. From North Carolina to Maine, communities cleaned up and took stock of the uneven and hard-to-predict costs of a storm that spared the nation’s biggest city a nightmare… newsday.com & ExploreLI are now available at no charge to Newsday and Optimum Online