New York declares a state of emergency to prevent hurricanes

New York declares a state of emergency to prevent hurricanes New York Governor Cuomo declares a state of emergency on Friday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy...

New York declares a state of emergency to prevent hurricanes New York Governor Cuomo declares a state of emergency on Friday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy. It is expected that 37,500 New Yorkers will be evacuated by then. According to the Weather Bureau forecast, Hurricane Sandy will arrive in New York as early as Sunday. Bloomberg said that an evacuation decision will be made later on Saturday. "We are actively taking all actions, but it is still difficult to know exactly when and where the hurricane will make landfall." "Mayor Bloomberg said at a press conference on Friday afternoon. Bloomberg said that the same approach will be taken when "Irene" hits, using buses to evacuate people in lower-lying areas from hospitals and nursing homes. If the situation is serious, elementary and middle schools will be closed on Monday. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman Joseph Lhota said that before the wind speed reaches 39 miles per hour, the MTA may consider shutting down the transportation system again. Hurricane Sandy, which is expected to hit the eastern United States next Tuesday, may combine with a winter storm from the west and a cold air mass from Canada to form a rare "Monster Storm" (Frankenstorm), bringing strong winds, flooding, heavy rain, and even blizzards. Experts predict that Sandy will be far more powerful than Hurricane Irene in August last year and will cause $1 billion in damage. New Jersey and New York City will be hardest hit. Sandy has crossed Haiti and Jamaica on the 25th, killing 40 people, and continues to move north. Forecasters predict that Sandy will hit New Jersey and New York City on the morning of the 30th before Halloween. If it combines with winter storms and cold air, it will bring major disasters to the most densely populated East Coast areas and as far as inland Ohio. According to the Weather Bureau's Thursday night forecast, Sandy's winds have weakened from Category 2 to Category 1, and it has been downgraded to a tropical storm after landing in the continental United States, but it warned that the storm "will pose a threat to the northeastern United States." " Government weather forecasters said there is a 90% chance that Sandy will hit the East Coast starting this Sunday. There may be 6-8 inches of rain and strong winds of nearly 40 miles per hour. Snow may fall in eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, western Virginia, and the Sinando Mountains.