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Storm Isaias Kills 6 Along US East Coast

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   The storm that hit the United States as HurricaneIsaias andkilled six
   people as it brought heavy wind and rain up the East Coast,is expected
   to dissipate late Wednesday or early Thursday over southeastern Canada.

   The U.S. National Weather Service said the storm had weakened to a
   post-tropical cyclone by late Tuesday.

   Forecasters expect the storm to bring about two to seven centimeters of
   rain to southeastern Canada while its winds continue to die down.

   Isaias came ashore in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina on Monday night
   as a Category 1 hurricane and quickly moved up theeastcoast, ofthe
   United Stateslosing some force as it drifted inland, but leaving behind
   floods, downed trees, and power outages.

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