It entered Florida with gusts of nearly 120 mph when it was 12:30 p.m. The country has lost power as it moves across the state, moving from Category 3 to Category 1. At this time, authorities have reported two people dead as a result of the hurricane.
At least two people died this Wednesday after the Hurricane Milton has made landfall on the coasts of the state of Florida (United States) with sustained winds of up to 193 kilometers per hour, making it a Category 3 hurricane. It is expected to cause serious damage in an area hit hard by Hurricane Helene’ just a few days ago.
Despite its initial strength, it has been lose his power As he moved around the state until he reached the category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour. According to the American television network NBC News, this has left more than two million homes and businesses without electricity.
He National Hurricane Center has estimated that Milton continues to unleash life-threatening storm surges, torrential rain and destructive winds with force that will last at least through Thursday morning. The Tampa Weather Service has issued a flood warning.
“This is the time to take shelter. Emergency services are prepared and ready to leave as soon as weather conditions allow. Search and rescue efforts will be underway before dawn to save lives and will continue for as long as possible.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
The American President, Joe Bidenhas assured that his government will provide support “for as long as necessary to rescue, recover and rebuild the areas” affected by Milton, the second hurricane to hit Florida in almost two weeks, following the powerful hurricane’s impact on received on September 26. . Hurricane Helene.
‘Milton’ is the fifth hurricane to make landfall in the United States so far this year – already more than all the hurricanes that made landfall between 2021 and 2023 – with the most powerful being Helene, Category 4, which reached almost 210 hurricanes has left. deaths, making it the second deadliest in the past 50 years in the continental United States, behind Hurricane Katrina, which killed 1,833 people in 2005.
Source: EITB
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