Hurricane Irene: a state of emergency in New York

Hurricane Irene

The Governor of the State of New York Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, that a state of emergency in preparation for the possible arrival of Hurricane Irene. The latter, which is increasing after having made ​​at least four deaths in the Caribbean,could hit the state and the city of New York at night from Saturday to Sunday.East Coast of the United States, struck a few days by a rare earthquake, is preparing to pire. In Virginia, the U.S. Navy was forced to move .


Irene strengthens
With winds of 185 kmh, Irene is a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson,who has five. But it "should strengthen" in the coming hours, according to the U.S. hurricane center (NHC), based in Miami. After sweeping the Bahamas on Thursday, the hurricane goes straight to the East Coast of the United States. Ifits path is still uncertain, it is possible that Irene affects extremely dense urban centers like Washington or New York.


The Navy sent all ships at sea   Faced with the threat of the storm, the U.S. Navy began to send all its ships at sea in the harbor of Hampton Roads (Virginia). "Our boats are more tolerant storms of this intensity when they sail," said the commander of the Second Fleet, Vice Admiral Daniel Holloway. "What ships are at sea can also make them available when needed."
On the coast of North Carolina, the Outer Banks, a strip of sand over 150 km long, the authorities began Wednesday to evacuate the tourists. "This could be a very big hurricane, so we take it very seriously," said the governor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue, who declared, too, a state of emergency.