Remnants of Hurricane Noel rip up US coast

COASTAL residents in Boston cleaned up tree branches and utilities repaired broken power lines yesterday after the remnants of Hurricane Noel struck the north east.

No evacuations, deaths or serious injuries were linked to the storm in the region, said Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

The state’s only serious flooding was on Brandt Point on Nantucket, where roads were closed for a few hours, he said.