Strong winds and rain hit Florida on Wednesday as Hurricane Ian strengthened to near its peak level
Forecasters warned about the impendinga once-in-a-generation disaster. Life-threatening storm surges, widespread flooding and damaging winds are expected. According to Agence France-Presse, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called it an "unfortunate" natural disaster. In turn, the director of the National Weather Service, Ken Graham, expressed confidence that “Ian” will leave a trail of destruction. “This is going to be a storm we'll be talking about for years to come,” he said. “This is a historic event.”
The National Hurricane Center saidThe latest advisory states that the "extremely dangerous Ian's eye wall is moving ashore" and causing sustained winds of 250 km/h.
FOX shows Hurricane Ian hitting Florida live.
Tampa and Orlando airports have stopped everythingcommercial flights, and about 337,000 households were already without power. Authorities warned that parts of the so-called Sunshine State were expected to receive up to 61cm of rain, as well as storm surge that would reach damaging levels of 3.6m to 5.5m above ground level. “This is a life-threatening situation,” the department noted.
Earlier, the storm damaged Cuba's power grid and left the island "without power," Union Electrica, the state-owned electricity company, said.
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