He US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the Hurricane Milton intensified to Category 5, with sustained winds of 250 km/h and stronger gusts.
Currently, it is located about 200 kilometers west-northwest of Progreso, Yucatanadvancing at a speed of approximately 15 km/h.
Just 10 days ago, the Hurricane Helene caused more than 220 deaths in southern USA. The authorities of Florida They ordered new evacuations this Monday in the same region that is still recovering from that damage.
Hurricane Milton reaches Category 5, advances at a devastating pace and causes waves of up to 7 meters
Milton could bring Florida rains up to 25 cm (with spot lights up to 38 cm) that would wreak havoc with flash flooding in urban areas, according to the NHC.
The agency warned that the most powerful hurricanes, category 3 From then on, they generate “devastating damage” even to solidly built homes, and that “there will be a lack of electricity and water for several days after the storm passes.”
The mayor of Tampa, Jane Castortold CNN that they were still cleaning up the city after the passage of Helene and that rain from the new storm would be “pretty difficult, not to mention storm surge and wind damage.”
The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has declared 51 of the state’s 67 counties in an emergency situation, and warned that Milton could have “important, very important impacts.”
The president said in a statement that his government was preparing “resources to save lives.”
Scientists say climate change likely plays a role in the rapid intensification of hurricanes, because warmer ocean surfaces release more water vapor, giving storms more energy and consequently intensifying their winds.
Helene stormed the Florida coast as Category 4 hurricane on September 26 and left a trail of destruction inland to the Appalachian Mountains, with torrential rains and flooding.
The storm caused more than 220 deaths, making it the deadliest natural disaster to hit the country since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. And the number of deaths continues to increase.
Source: Ambito
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