The hurricane reached a peak speed of 120 km/h and is now moving towards South Carolina, where a state of emergency has been declared.
The Tropical Storm Debby is wreaking havoc on USAThe storm reached the coast of Florida and the south of Georgia as a Category 1 hurricane causing the death of five people.
With Torrential rains and threat of floodingtropical rain advances towards South Carolina after reaching a peak of 120 km/h, according to the US Hurricane Center (NHC) in its latest newsletter. Ron DeSantis, Florida governor warned that the “ongoing threat” of flooding will continue in parts of the state for the next few days.
Five dead from tropical storm Debby in the US
In Florida, three people died in two traffic accidents due to bad weather conditions and another due to the a tree fell on his mobile homeThe fifth victim was a young man from southern Georgia who also died when a tree fell on his home.
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According to the NHC, “Debby could produce potentially historic rainfall amounts of 25 to 50 cm,” causing “catastrophic floods“in certain areas of these southeastern states. In addition, it is expected that it will move slowly through the southeast of Georgia until its center reaches the Atlantic Ocean, then it will travel along the coast towards the north and make landfall again in South Carolina.
State of emergency for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Due to what the storm caused, the present Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. According to a statement issued by the White HouseThe president “continues to urge residents to remain vigilant and heed warnings from local authorities.”
For its part, Kamala HarrisDemocratic candidate for the November presidential election, postponed acts that were to be held this week in North Carolina and Georgia due to the storm.
Source: Ambito
