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Monday, August 29, 2011 – Daily News 3B WORLD BRIEFING Irene leaves flooding, millions with no power NEW YORK (AP) — Stripped of hurricane rank, Tropical Storm Irene spent the last of its fury Sunday, leaving treacherous flooding and millions without power — but an unfazed New York and relief that it was noth- ing like the nightmare authorities feared. Slowly, the East Coast surveyed the damage, up to $3 billion by one pri- vate estimate, and worried of danger still lurking: the possibility of rivers and streams swelling with rainwater and overflow- ing over the next few days. ''This is not over,'' President Barack Obama said from the Rose Gar- den. Meanwhile, the nation's most populous region looked to a new week and the arduous process of getting back to normal. New York lifted its evacuation order for 370,000 people and said it hoped to have its subway, shut down for the first time by a natural disaster, rolling again Monday, though maybe not in time for the morning commute. Philadelphia restarted its trains and buses. Severe flooding feared in Irene's aftermath KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — From North Carolina to New Jersey, Hurricane Irene's winds and storm surge fell short of the doomsday predic- tions. But the danger is far from over: With rivers still rising, severe flood- ing is feared across much of the East Coast over the next few days. More than 4 million homes and businesses along the coast were still without power Sunday, and at least 18 deaths were blamed on the storm. With roads impassable because of high water and fallen trees, it could be days before the full extent of the damage is known. But by Sunday afternoon, most of the damage reported was downed trees and power lines. Severe damage appeared isolated — at least for now. ''I think it's a little strong to say we dodged a bullet. However, it cer- tainly could have turned out worse for the Hamp- ton Roads area'' in Vir- ginia, said National Weather Service meteo- rologist Mike Montefus- co. At the same time, offi- cials warned of the possi- bility of extreme flooding as runoff from the storm makes its way into creeks and rivers. Retreating Gadhafi forces killed detainees TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Retreating loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed scores of detainees and arbi- trarily shot civilians over the past week, as rebel forces extended their control over the Libyan capital, survivors and a human rights group said Sunday. In one case, Gadhafi fighters opened fire and hurled grenades at more than 120 civilians huddling in a hangar used as a makeshift lockup near a military base, said Mabrouk Abdullah, 45, who escaped with a bullet wound in his side. Some 50 charred corpses were still scattered across the hangar on Sun- day. New York-based Human Rights Watch said the evi- dence it has collected so far ''strongly suggests that Gadhafi government forces went on a spate of arbitrary killing as Tripoli was falling.'' The justice minis- ter in the rebels' interim government, Mohammed al-Alagi, said the allegations would be investigated and leaders of Gadhafi's mili- tary units put on trial. So far, there have been no specific allegations of atrocities carried out by rebel fighters, though human rights groups are continuing to investigate some unsolved cases. AP reporters have wit- nessed several episodes of rebels mistreating detainees or sub-Saharan Africans suspected of being hired Gadhafi guns. Earlier this week, rebels and their sup- porters did not help eight wounded men, presumably Gadhafi fighters, who were stranded in a bombed out fire station in Tripoli's Abu Salim neighborhood, some pleading for water. Suicide bomber kills 29 inside mosque BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew him- self up inside Baghdad's largest Sunni mosque Sun- day night, killing 29 people during prayers, a shocking strike on a place of worship similar to the one that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war five years ago. Iraqi security officials said parliament lawmaker Khalid al-Fahdawi, a Sunni, was among the dead in the 9:40 p.m attack. Maj. Gen. Qassim al- Moussawi, a spokesman for Baghdad's military opera- tions command, confirmed the bombing happened inside the Um al-Qura mosque during prayers in the western Baghdad neigh- borhood of al-Jamiaah. The blue-domed building is the largest Sunni mosque in Baghdad. Two security officials and medics at two Baghdad hospitals put the casualty toll at 29 dead and 38 wounded. All spoke on con- dition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. Al-Moussawi put the death toll at only six and said there was no significant damage to the mosque. Conflicting death tolls are common immediately after attacks in Iraq. Soldier sought in 4 deaths dies PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A soldier sus- pected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in suburban Philadelphia after a day- long manhunt during which he fired at and injured officers, authori- ties said. The body of Leonard John Egland, 37, of Fort Lee, Va., was found shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bucks County community of Warwick Township, where he had been sought since early morn- ing, said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman David Lynch. Egland fired at officers as he was sought in the Virginia deaths of his ex- wife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's young son, as well as his former mother-in-law in Bucks County, police said. A body found behind a township business under renovation matched the description and clothing of the sus- pect, said Mark Gold- berg, police chief in War- wick Township. The coroner had yet to con- firm the body as Egland's, he said. Township residents had been asked to stay in their homes and lock doors and cars as local and state police and two SWAT teams searched for Egland, who evaded authorities as Hurricane Irene lashed the area. Paul: End of Lybia regime presents new dangers WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presiden- tial hopeful Ron Paul said Sunday the appar- ent overthrow of Moam- mar Gadhafi's regime in Libya does not justify U.S. involvement there and may end up deliver- ing al-Qaida what he called ''another prize.'' The Texas congress- man has made his mark in the presidential race as a strict libertarian who would scale back the role of the federal government in domestic and foreign affairs. A recent Gallup poll shows him in third place in the GOP race for the presidency. Asked on ''Fox News Sunday'' whether get- ting rid of Gadhafi was a good thing, Paul con- ceded that it was but added that Gadhafi's departure did not mean the long-term result would be good for the United States. He said that getting rid of Sad- dam Hussein was also good, but that the long- term result in Iraq has not been a success for the U.S. ''We've delivered Iraq to the Iranians,'' he said. Paul said troops are already required to ensure order in Libya and that no one knows who the rebels in Libya represent. Forecasters right on track for Irene WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurricane Irene was no mystery to forecast- ers. They knew where it was going. But what it would do when it got there was another mat- ter. Predicting a storm's strength still baffles meteorologists. Every giant step in figuring out the path highlights how little progress they've made on another crucial question: How strong? Irene made landfall Saturday morning at Cape Lookout, N.C. — a bull's-eye in the field of weather forecasts. It hit where forecasters said it would and fol- lowed the track they had been warning about for days. ''People see that and assume we can predict everything,'' National Hurricane Center senior forecaster Richard Pasch said. But when Irene struck, the storm did not stick with the forecast's predicted major hurri- cane strength winds. Support our classrooms, keep kids reading. DONATE YOUR VACATION newspaper dollars to the Newspaper In Education Program HELP OUR CHILDREN For more details call Circulation Department (530) 527-2151 D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 PHONE: (530) 527-2151 FAX: (530) 527-5774 545 Diamond Avenue • P.O. Box 220 • Red Bluff, CA 96080