Destructive storm “Milton” hit Florida, USA + video
report Mehr News Agency, citing Sputnik, this Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center of the United States of America (NHC) issued a statement announcing the arrival of Category 3 hurricane “Milton” in the center of the state of Florida.
The Center stated: A very dangerous and category 3 storm “Milton” hit the Sistaki area in Florida. This dangerous storm threatens people’s lives and the central peninsula of Florida will face strong winds and flash floods.
The US National Hurricane Center emphasized that the maximum speed of this storm when it reaches these areas is estimated to be 120 miles per hour.
The Associated Press also reported the power outage of 2 million homes and businesses in Florida due to Hurricane Milton.
It should be said that weather experts warned about the occurrence of one of the biggest storms in recent years. Hurricane Milton is hitting the state of Florida while less than 2 weeks ago the residents of the states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina experienced “Hurricane Helen”. The number of victims of this storm was at least 200 people.
The American media also announced last Tuesday that the Gulf Coast of Florida is preparing to face Hurricane Milton and its predicted huge waves.
This storm will cause widespread destruction to areas that were damaged by Hurricane Helen 12 days ago and are still reeling from the wrath and destruction of Hurricane Ian that occurred 2 years ago. , have not been restored.
In this regard, US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for the state of Florida, and thousands of federal troops have been mobilized for rescue operations.
The “NBC” network also announced that before the powerful storm “Milton” approached the state of Florida in the southeastern United States, in the largest evacuation in the history of the United States, more than 5 million and 500 thousand people of Florida were forced to leave their place of residence and settle in a safe place.
