In the densely populated central part of Florida, authorities are preparing to take exceptional measures on Wednesday to prevent Hurricane Milton, which is currently moving over the sea, from reaching the coast, and as a precaution, many people have been evacuated from their homes.
Ron DeSantis The governor said in his press briefing this morning, local time: He spoke Joe Biden With the President, they are in constant contact with the Emergency Management Agency, and they provide the necessary resources for defense.
He thanked more than 20 states that rushed to help Florida, saying that they had prepared for the arrival of the storm with power generators, sandbags, fuel reserves, satellite cellular communications equipment, and a large number of emergency response units on standby. Tens of thousands of professionals, many from other parts of the United States, are also ready to start working to quickly restore power.
At the same time, the governor expressed his hope that the hurricane would lose some of its strength before it makes landfall, but at the same time stressed that even the damage left by Hurricane Helen two weeks ago in Florida had not been completely eliminated. .
Fifteen predominantly coastal provinces have issued mandatory evacuation orders, which mainly apply to people living in houseboats, caravans and mobile homes on the waterfront, because these homes cannot withstand wind gusts of up to 150 kilometers per hour.
The official measure affects more than one million people. In several provinces, part of the population was called on a voluntary basis to leave their homes during the passage of the hurricane and due to the expected heavy rains.
On Wednesday, the emergency manager for Sarasota County, which lies on the Gulf Coast, issued another stern warning that those who live on seashores or rivers, streams and lakes connected to the sea should not stay home. Their homes, because a cyclone coming from the west can raise the water level by up to 3-4 meters and can also cause a tsunami.
Displacements are also affecting many health and nursing facilities. By Tuesday evening, measures had been taken at about a dozen hospitals to ensure the safety of patients and staff, and people living there had also been evacuated from about 300 other healthcare institutions and nursing homes.
As a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Milton was centered about 500 kilometers off the coast of Florida over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday evening, with maximum sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour. Local time, it is expected to make landfall in the densely populated Tampa Bay area, south of the capital, Tampa, late Wednesday night, moving across the state as a hurricane and leaving the U.S. mainland for the Atlantic Ocean. 3.3 million people live around Tampa Bay. (MTI)
