Irene was forecast to pass over or near the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas by

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Irene was still lashing the northern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where crews have begun cleaning up debris and the government warned of flooding. Officials said more than 1,000 people were evacuated.
In neighboring Haiti, 500 people were evacuated from a coastal town amid fears of flooding, while 36 prisoners were relocated to a more secure location, said Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti's Civil Protection Agency.