Hurricane Irene: New York evacuated for the first time in its history

The New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered on Friday the evacuation of the areas most risky in New York when Hurricane Irene has to hit the city in thenight from Saturday to Sunday. The subway will be closed Saturday at noon.The NYSE continues to expect to be open Monday morning.
After an earthquake Tuesday, the East Coast of the United States is now preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. Relegated to the category 2 Fridaymorning, he approaches the coast of North Carolina, where tens of thousands have been evacuated. Irene should found on its trajectory 55 million people, state of Carolina to Cape Cod peninsula in Massachusetts.

For the first time in its history, the city of New York ruled Friday afternoon an evacuation of part of its population. 250,000 people are affected. These areasare most at risk include lower Manhattan, the financial district. "The sun is shining, but make no mistake happens a dangerous storm," he told MichaelBloomberg, the mayor of New York, calling New York from today.

Earlier in the day, the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, had ordered the closure of the network of public transit in the city, an exceptional measure, fromSaturday lunchtime. Bridges and tunnels might otherwise be closed to traffic.New Jersey neighbor, transport will also be suspended tomorrow.

The New York subway should not be able to work Monday morning, paralyzingthe economic capital of the United States. However, the New York StockExchange (NYSE) still plans to be open Monday.