New York: Thousands evacuated due to Hurricane Sandy

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the mandatory evacuation of 375.000 people due to the incoming Hurricane Sandy.

Bloomberg said that 72 evacuation centers have been prepared, reports Sky News.

The subway, buses and trains will be grounded, and hundreds of flights to the city's airports have been diverted or canceled.

The hurricane is expected to affect 60 million people in the United States

"This is a serious and dangerous storm," Bloomberg said. The storm is expected to hit New York on Monday.

A hybrid storm

Hurricane Sandy continues to move north from the Caribbean, where more than 40 people have died. Sandy threatens the US East Coast with significant rain and winds, as well as heavy snow.

The storm also affected the current election campaign in America

The hurricane is expected to threaten 60 million people in the United States when it meets the winter storm, with high tides due to the full moon, and experts say the rare hybrid storm will wreak havoc on a 1.300-mile (XNUMX km) stretch from the US East Coast to the Great Lakes.

Sandy is a Category 395 hurricane, warns the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane is currently XNUMX kilometers from New York.

The storm also affected the current election campaign in America, so Mitt Romney, Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama changed their performance plans.