The city that never sleeps has come to a standstill. New York began to face a snowstorm against which the authorities used drastic measures. A blizzard warning was in place through Wednesday in seven northeastern states, including New York, affecting millions of Americans. The latter rushed Monday to return home early, to avoid the worst of the snowfall, announced with strong winds for the night from Monday to Tuesday.
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Monday at 11 p.m. local time, bridges and tunnels were closed, the metro and buses stopped, and no one was allowed to circulate in the city, except emergency vehicles, such as ambulances or snowplows. . From the afternoon, the snow fell thickly in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio called on people to go out as little as possible. He announced that schools would remain closed on Tuesday.
A “potentially historic” blizzard
According to the national weather report, 24 cm of snow was to fall overnight from Monday to Tuesday in New York, with wind gusts of up to 69 km / hour, and another 21 cm during the day on Tuesday, adding to the 11 cm that fell on Monday in Central Park. “The storm is going to get worse overnight,” New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo said late Monday afternoon, announcing the closure of the subway, which operates in principle 24 hours a day, for an indefinite period.
Satellite view from Monday. Reuters.
Broadway canceled its famous shows on Monday evening, the UN headquarters was to remain closed on Tuesday, but the Stock Exchange will be open. Non-essential state officials have also been asked to stay at home. Ahead of the blizzard, which National Weather described as “potentially historic,” driving bans have been issued in several northeastern states, including New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Massachusetts. More than 2,700 flights were canceled on Monday, and more than 3,700 were for Tuesday.
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The record for a snowstorm in New York dates back to 2006, when 68.32 cm of snow was recorded in Central Park on February 11 and 12. The current storm, which covers a strip of more than 450 km in length, from Philadelphia to the state of Maine, should gradually move away on Wednesday.
Source: leJDD.fr
