He Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that there was no request for assistance after the Hurricane Idalia will make landfall on Florida, United States, while he clarified that the Uruguayan Consulate continues with “permanent monitoring” of the situation.
From the MRREE they specified that “the Consulate maintains permanent monitoring with local authorities, not reporting any request for assistance from compatriots as tourists or residents” due to the climatic phenomenon. However, they made an emergency cell phone available for those who need to communicate, whose number is +1 305 713 8365.
idalia made landfall this morning off the northwestern coast of Florida, USA, with maximum sustained winds at 205 kilometers per hour and “catastrophic storm surges” that caused water rises of two meters.
Finally, the most recent notice of the United States National Hurricane Center specified that Idalia weakened to a tropical storm in the afternoon, as it advances through the state of Georgia.
From the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry reported that it was estimated that after the coast of Georgia, it would move along South Carolina and North Carolina between the last hour of Wednesday and Thursday.
Self-evacuation and assistance
Citizens residing in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to leave their homes on Tuesday, prior to the strengthening of the hurricane in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Thus, counties such as Pinellas, which includes the coastal cities of Saint Petersburg and Clearwater, did not suffer the direct impact of Idalia, but did suffer nightly flooding and storm surges.
The Governor of the State of Florida, Ron DeSantis, He stated that the emergency situation will continue for several days and urged citizens to pay attention to evacuation warnings due to flooding in coastal areas.
Along these lines, the MREE highlighted in a statement that “the Federal Emergency Management Agency/FEMA has provided resources to respond to the immediate impacts of Idalia, including various incident management assistance teams, search teams and urban rescue, disaster survivor assistance teams ready to move to the most affected areas immediately after the storm passes.
“FEMA has warehouses full of basic products such as food, water, blankets, and medical supplies ready to move quickly to the affected area at the request of the State authorities,” the agency added.
Source: Ambito
