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Atlantic City evacuating as storm nears, casinos shut their doors

Danny Drake

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Atlantic City residents prepare to board buses to be transported outside the city ahead of Hurricane Sandy.

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Residents fill the Atlantic City Convention Center as they evacuate the city Sunday. Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the area Monday.

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Atlantic City residents board a bus at the Sovereign Avenue School, in Atlantic City, to be taken the the Atlantic City Convention Center.

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Crews board up the Nathan's Restaurant on the Atlantic City Boardwalk Sunday.

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Bally's Atlantic City employee Ed Goodwin, of Millville, measures plywood as crews board doors and windows on the casino's Boardwalk side Saturday. Atlantic City officials have announced the evacuation of the island and closure of casinos due to incoming Hurricane Sandy.

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Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford (left) and Emergency Services Director Tom Foley announce the evacuation of the island and closure of casinos due to Huricane Sandy at City Hall Saturday. The evacuation is scheduled to begin at noon Sunday.

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Atlantic City resident Tony Guzman asks a question during Saturday's evacuation announcement.

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People walk the beach near Bally's Atlantic City in front of a rough ocean on Saturday.

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