U.S. authorities are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the country to the east coast hurricane, "Sandy", whose victims in the Caribbean are already about 60 people.

President Barack Obama called on the population to take the impending storm very seriously.

Several states declared rizhim emergency, closed schools and halted public transportation. According to forecasts, the element will fall on areas with a population of several million people.

Experts fear that when "Sandy" will come to the bank, its power will increase significantly.

Instead of the planned series of pre-election speech, President Obama addressed the people of the state on the east coast with a call to protect themselves and their loved ones. Scheduled meetings with voters overturned and his opponent, Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

Major international airlines, including Air France, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have canceled Monday transatlantic flights to New York, Baltimore, Newark, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia, and from these cities.

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According to the National Hurricane Research Center USA, on Monday at 03:00 GMT on center "Sandy" was at a distance of approximately 760 km south-east of the city of New York.

With winds reaching speeds of 120 kilometers per hour the storm, which is also dubbed the "Frankenshtormom" can cause coastal flooding danger.

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It is expected that on Monday, when the hurricane reaches land somewhere in the states of Virginia and New England, the wind speed increases. Meteorologists fear that the full moon hurricane "Sandy" could merge with another storm that is coming from the west, threatening dangerous tides.

Experts note the unusual width of the hurricane - to 835 km. It moves quite slowly - at a rate of 25 km per hour - in the direction of north-east USA and can cover nearly 12 states. It is believed that the storm will last 24-36 hours. According to the forecasts of meteorologists, the hurricane will bring heavy rains and snowfall, extreme storm conditions and power outages.

Emergency declared in Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and the coastal province of North Carolina.

The hurricane has made adjustments to the election campaigns of the two candidates for the U.S. presidency.

Republican candidate Mitt Romney canceled his Sunday speech in Virginia, and President Barack Obama - a meeting with voters in Virginia and Colorado.

Obama also canceled his appearance in the critically important for the outcome of the election in Ohio to be in the White House during the passage of the hurricane. However, he left in his schedule for Monday rally in Florida, to be attended by former President Bill Clinton.

During a Sunday visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S., Obama has promised that his government's response to Hurricane "Sandy" will be a serious and timely.

New York City is preparing for "Sandy."

National Railroad Passenger Corporation Amtrak suspended U.S. trains on the north-east. In addition, nearly 7,000 canceled flights.

On Sunday in New York after seven in the evening local time stopped working underground, buses and trains. On Monday, all schools will be closed.

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the evacuation of 375,000 people from areas at risk of flooding. "If you do not move out of their homes, you endanger not only their lives but the lives of the rescuers, who will come to your aid," - he said.

On Sunday, October 28 after the restoration that ran year, re-opened to the public the Statue of Liberty, but after the first round of army cadets it was closed again - at least until Wednesday.

On Monday, as well as, possibly, on Tuesday, will not work and the New York Stock Exchange.

Such precautions have been taken in the past year during the approach to the east coast hurricane "Irene". Killing more than 40 people in several states from North Carolina to Maine and caused damage of $ 10 billion.

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Hurricane Sandy is closing in on highly populated areas of the US east coast threatening storm surges and devastating flooding.

In New York City, thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes and evacuation shelters have been set up in 76 schools.

Public transport has been halted and the New York Stock Exchange closed.

Forecasters fear Sandy will become a super-storm when it collides with cold weather fronts from the west and north.

Sandy has already killed 60 people after sweeping through the Caribbean in the past week.

Campaigning for the US presidential election has also been disrupted, eight days ahead of election day.

At 05:00 EDT (09:00 GMT), Sandy was churning about 385 miles (615km) south-east of New York City, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Worryingly, forecasters said its maximum sustained winds had increased to 85mph (140km/h) from 75mph recorded hours earlier.

The vast hurricane, about 520 miles (835km) across, is moving slowly north and could linger over as many as 12 states for 24-36 hours, bringing up to 25cm of rain, 60cm of snow, extreme storm surges and power cuts.

The eye of the storm is expected to barrel across the coast of mid-Atlantic states by Monday night, the NHC said.

As it will hit the US East Coast just before Halloween, it is being dubbed a "Frankenstorm".

With emergencies declared in several east-coast states, many workers were staying at home on Monday.

New York City's subway, bus and train services were suspended from Sunday evening, and schools are shut.

Taxi driver Peter Franklin told the BBC that the city was "shut down".

"I feel like I am living in a science fiction movie," he said.

Hundreds of thousands of people from Maryland to Connecticut were ordered to leave low-lying coastal areas.

They included about 375,000 in lower Manhattan and other areas of New York City and another 30,000 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

BBC Weather: Hurricane Sandy forecast

President Barack Obama declared emergencies in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Visiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) in Washington on Sunday, he vowed the government would "respond big and respond fast" after Sandy had passed.

"My message to the governors as well as to the mayors is anything they need, we will be there, and we will cut through red tape," he said.

Authorities warned that high tides triggered by a full moon could create storm surges of up 11ft (3m), sending seawater surging through parts of lower Manhattan.

The United Nations headquarters in New York also shut down.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg described it as "a serious and dangerous storm."

Addressing those who had been advised to leave, he said: "If you don't evacuate, you are not only endangering your life, you are also endangering the lives of the first responders who are going in to rescue you."

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie echoed his words, saying: "Don't be stupid. Get out."

Amtrak has suspended passenger train services across the north-east and air travel has been badly hit, with some 6,800 flights cancelled.

The Statue of Liberty was reopened on Sunday after a year of renovation, but only a group of army cadets got a tour before it was shut again until at least Wednesday.

Some 200 National Guardsmen will patrol Manhattan and 300 more will be deployed in Long Island.

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From the message, "The forecast meteorologists at the hurricane season in the U.S.. Commentary astrologer" . publication, April 5, 2012.