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NY state declares hurricane emergency
NEW YORK : The governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo, declared a state of emergency Thursday in preparation for t
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The measure is an administrative move to ease coordination between government departments and open the way to federal-level help.
"In this emergency I am activating all levels of state government to prepare for any situation that may be caused by Hurricane Irene," Cuomo said.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011