Original title: Hurricane "Henry" hits New York City, USA, issuing a state of emergency order
Source: CCTV news client
On the afternoon of August 21, local time, New York Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City had issued a state of emergency due to the landfall of Hurricane Henry.
The order requires that outdoor dining be temporarily cancelled from the early morning of the 22nd to 6am on the 23rd, and the construction site needs to ensure the safety of facilities and personnel and stop working.
Henry is expected to make landfall on long Island, east of New York City, as a Category 1 hurricane or close to it. At present, a total of 6 million people have received hurricane warnings in New York, Connecticut and other places, and a total of 36 million people, including New York City, have received tropical storm warnings. (CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)