Hurricane Irene, which ravaged through 10 states on the East Coast, left countless communities from North Carolina to New Jersey damaged, flooded and sans power as photos of the aftermath emerged.

Irene's path of destruction, covering more than 1,000 miles along the coastline late Saturday into early Sunday, was responsible for at least 25 deaths as of Monday morning. This was the first hurricane to strike the U.S. since Ike in 2008.

Extensive damage plagued the entire coast as the storm uprooted trees, destroyed power lines and caused flooding from the storm's torrential downpour.

The storm caused an estimated $7 billion to $13 billion in damages. According to CNN, the U.S. government estimated that wind damage alone caused more than $1 billion.

The U.S. Department of Energy reported an estimated six million people had no power after Irene struck.

The clean-up process was estimated to take weeks or even months as the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) began damage assessment Sunday in the wake of the hurricane.

We are starting assessments in North Carolina, FEMA administrator Craig Fugate told The Associated Press, which could take several days to complete.

Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm from Category 1 on Saturday night as its whipping winds and heavy rainfall moved up the coast into early Sunday morning. The National Hurricane Center, which forecasted Irene would reach Category 4 with 131 miles per hour winds, topped out at a Category 3 storm with winds of 120 miles per hour before it ended as a tropical rain storm in Long Island.

The worst damage from Hurricane Irene was in North Carolina, where the storm made its first landfall in the Outer Banks on Saturday, causing storm surges of more than eight feet and more than one million homes and businesses without power.

Delaware and Virginia reported tornadoes in association with Hurricane Irene, with heavy winds ravaging homes and uprooting trees.

Philadelphia experienced massive flooding throughout the city along with more than 400 downed trees and seven collapsed buildings.

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin said Irene caused the worst flooding to the state in nearly a century.

Irene made landfall near Little Egg Inlet, New Jersey at 5:35 a.m. on Sunday as a Category 1 storm with 75 miles per hour winds. Its heavy rainfall surged the Atlantic, causing severe flooding.

Long Island, N.Y. was hit with hurricane strength, likely between Category 1 and 2, causing power outages and countless fallen trees. Long Beach, part of Nassau County in Long Island, saw a storm surge six to 10 feet more than average, according to a spokeswoman.

Some areas were left nearly unscathed by damages from Irene, like New York City, where a shutdown was ordered around noon on Saturday.

As a tropical storm, Irene made its final landfall with 65 miles per hour winds at 9 a.m. on Sunday in Manhattan. Damages to the Big Apple were minimal in comparison to those forecasted, though surrounding areas in Brooklyn and Queens have reported heavy flooding and downed power.

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Patrons of the Mad River bar watch as the flooded Schuylkill River covers Main Street, in Manayunk, a suburb of Philadelphia, August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday morning after marching up the East Coast, leaving 11 dead, as many as 3.6 million customers without electricity, forcing the closure of New York's mass transit system, and the cancellation of thousands of flights. REUTERS
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A worker at the Trump Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, takes a picture of the coastline near the boardwalk following Hurricane Irene August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday. REUTERS
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A tree limb lies on the ground in front of the U.S. Capitol the morning after Hurricane Irene passed by Washington August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday. REUTERS
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Waves break along the pier which was damaged during Hurricane Irene, in Ocean City, Maryland August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene lashed New York with heavy winds and driving rain on Sunday, flooding some of Lower Manhattan's deserted streets and large parts of the northeast, but the feared major devastation was avoided as the storm lost some of its punch. Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday morning after marching up the East Coast, leaving 11 dead, as many as 3.6 million customers without electricity, forcing the closure of New York's mass transit system, and the cancellation of thousands of flights. REUTERS
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A tree lies on a vehicle in West Hempstead, N.Y. after being blown down by the winds of Hurricane Irene, Aug. 28, 2011. REUTERS
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Winds from Hurricane Irene knocked a tree down across the road in Asbury Park, N.J. Aug. 28, 2011. REUTERS
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A fallen tree is seen after high winds from Hurricane Irene knocked it down in Alexandria August 28, 2011. Hurricane Irene knocked out power to 3.3 million homes and businesses along the U.S. East Coast, forced two nuclear plants to shut and idled oil ports and refining as it approached New York City early on Sunday. reuters
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