Storm Sandy shuts New York, East Coast

Hundreds of flights to New York airports have been canceled as the city awaits the arrival of the storm called Sandy.

New York authorities have also ordered the subway, commuter trains and buses to close on Sunday ahead of the arrival of the feared super-storm.

The New York subway and regional buses will stop from 7:00 pm (2300 GMT), state governor Mario Cuomo announced as he warned that the impending storm was “not something to be taken lightly.”

Airlines have also cancelled hundreds of flights into airports along the US east coast ahead of the arrival of a major storm, authorities said Sunday.

Air France cancelled all flights into New York and Washington on Monday while US airlines have called off hundreds of domestic flights. New York airports were to stay open on Sunday but the airport authority warned passengers to expect disruption.

The storm landing from the Caribbean had left over 59 people dead. It has already disrupted the electioneering campaign by both the Democrats and the Republicans.

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