Fishermen
Sep 29 2008, AP

Fishermen moved boats to shelter from a rare burst of tropical weather along Maine’s rugged eastern coast Sunday as a weakening Hurricane Kyle spun past on its way to Canada, delivering a glancing blow equivalent to a classic nor’easter that made locals yawn.

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A small boat lies upside down in a fishing village Sunday, July 6, 2008 along the Irrawady Delta area in Mynamar. Cyclone Nagris brought floods in early May, killing at least 84,500 people including some 27,000 fishermen.