A satellite image in which the location of the category 4 hurricane 'Ian' is recorded this Wednesday. Courtesy (EFE/NOAA-NHC)
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Hurricane
Ian
has become a threat to Florida.
The tropical cyclone has gained strength after passing through Cuba and is registering sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour.
The speed places it at the limit of category 5, the most dangerous according to the Saffir-Simpson scale.
The phenomenon will cross from the southwest to the northeast, which will cause winds, torrential rains and floods.
The authorities have decreed the mandatory evacuation of some 2.5 million inhabitants on the western coast of the state.
Hurricane Ian also left two dead and a total blackout after passing through Cuba.
More than 11 million Cubans have been left without electricity after the electrical collapse.
Arrival of Hurricane Ian LIVE from Clearwater, Florida
A boat in the bay of Sarasota (Florida) this Wednesday.
Photo: Sean Rayford (AFP)
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The city of Naples, Florida, declares a curfew due to the passage of
Ian
The city of Naples, located in Collier County, Florida, issued an emergency curfew in the face of Hurricane
Ian
.
Water levels in this city have already reached more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) above normal high tide, surpassing the station record of 4.25 feet (1.2 meters) set during Hurricane Irma. in 2017.
19:05
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A tragedy in the midst of another tragedy: 23 Cuban migrants disappear after the boat they were traveling in sinks
The US Border Patrol reported Wednesday that it is looking for 23 Cuban migrants after the boat with which they were trying to reach the United States sank during the passage of Hurricane
Ian
.
According to the head of the Miami section of the Border Patrol, four migrants who were traveling on the boat managed to save themselves after the shipwreck and swam ashore on Stock Island, in the middle of the Straits of Florida, which separates that peninsula from Cuba.
18:36
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Hurricane
Ian
arrives in Florida after hitting Cuba and leaving the island without power
In the United States, the storm has already left more than 600,000 customers without electricity, according to the Power Outage website, which has a live count and can be consulted at the following link: https://poweroutage.us/ The number grows by each minute.
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The hurricane already causes “catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding in Florida”
In its update at 2:00 p.m. local time, the National Hurricane Center has reported that the hurricane is already causing "catastrophic storm surge, winds, and flooding in Florida." According to the report, the storm, whose center is point of making landfall on the west coast of that State, maintains maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour.
Television cameras have also shown flooded streets in cities like Naples and Fort Myers before the storm makes landfall.
18:16
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Florida Governor: "This is a powerful storm that should be treated as if a tornado is coming your way"
About 2.5 million Floridians live in areas where mandatory evacuation orders have been issued, but Governor Ron de Santis has warned in a press conference that, for those who have not done so, it is already too late and just pray.
“It's time to roll up your sleeves, prepare for this storm.
This is a powerful storm that should be treated like a tornado is coming your way,” he said.
"There is no time to evacuate, seek shelter," he insisted.
18:08
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What do we know about Hurricane Ian?
Hurricane Ian, a powerful category 4 storm, is approaching the west coast of Florida with winds of 250 kilometers per hour, near category 5 (the maximum), where it is expected to make landfall this Tuesday and produce catastrophic effects.
The National Hurricane Center (CNH) has described the storm as "extremely dangerous".
It warned that it could cause "catastrophic storm surge, winds and flooding soon".
In its update at 1:00 p.m., the NHC indicated that hurricane conditions were already being felt in parts of the southwestern coast of Florida.
18:04
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Hurricane
Ian
will make landfall in the next few hours in Florida
The fourth hurricane of 2022 in the Atlantic basin formed last weekend in the central Caribbean, passing through Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba before entering the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.
The special bulletin of the National Hurricane Center includes a long list of hurricane, storm surge and tropical storm warnings and advisories that cover much of Florida, including the east coast, and also some sectors of the Bahama Islands.
The area with the most serious warnings includes Dry Tortugas Key, in the western Florida Keys and without a permanent population, and an area on the west coast, which goes from Chokoloskee to the Anclote River and includes Tampa Bay.
That's where Ian
is expected to make landfall
within several hours with "catastrophic" Category 4 winds, according to the NHC.
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17:42
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Hello everyone!
Through this direct we will tell you about the evolution of Hurricane
Ian
that will cross the State of Florida in the next few hours.
The tropical cyclone has gained strength and violence in recent hours.
In Cuba, it caused the death of two people and left more than 11 million Cubans without electricity.
17:21
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