Endless queues have been observed in recent hours in Florida, where a large part of the population has been encouraged to evacuate.
Hurricane Milton, classified in category 5, is described as “extremely dangerous” and is expected to make landfall early Thursday morning, French time.
Follow the latest information.
American authorities increase calls on Tuesday to evacuate before the arrival of Milton, a hurricane “extremely dangerous” which should make landfall during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, and which could be “the worst storm” to hit this peninsula “in a century”according to Joe Biden.
Minute by minute
Tuesday October 8, 2024
MILTON RETURNS TO MAXIMUM CATEGORY
Hurricane Milton, after weakening, returned to maximum category, according to the American meteorological agency.
22:10
FLORIDA IS BARRICADED
DIY stores are stormed by many people trying to protect houses and business facades with wooden planks.
DAMAGE SIMULATION
Among the damage feared by the authorities is massive flooding. The Weather Channel has conducted impressive simulations of the devastating landscape that could be a reality within 24 hours.
“A QUESTION OF LIFE AND DEATH”
Hurricane Milton could be the worst storm in Florida in a century, Joe Biden warned on Tuesday, on the sidelines of a meeting with his advisers at the White House to take stock of preparations. “You must evacuate now, it’s a matter of life and death”also launched the American president for the concerned inhabitants of the southeastern state, where this hurricane judged “extremely dangerous” is expected to arrive during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, local time.
THE PHENOMENON IS GAINING IN INTENSITY AGAIN
According to the latest readings from the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, Hurricane Milton has strengthened again in recent hours.
MILTON SEEN FROM SPACE
The International Space Station was able to capture an impressive photo of Hurricane Milton as it passed south of the Gulf of Mexico.
WELCOME
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the progression of Hurricane Milton, a phenomenon classified in category 5 and already described as “extremely dangerous”. It is expected to hit the west coast of Florida on Thursday morning, French time. A state already heavily hit two weeks ago by the passage of Hélène, another hurricane which caused a lot of damage. Follow the latest information here.
“The entire Florida peninsula is under some form of either watch or alert.”Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Tuesday. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that Milton was “an extremely dangerous hurricane “category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale – after having been classified for a time in category 5, the highest. Milton could be “Florida’s worst storm in a century”Joe Biden said on Tuesday, on the sidelines of a meeting with his advisers at the White House to take stock of the preparations. “You must evacuate now, it’s a matter of life and death”also launched the American president for the inhabitants of the third most populous state in the United States.
His vice-president Kamala Harris followed suit by asking residents to “take local officials seriously”. “Floridians, you are tenacious people who have suffered a lot, but this is going to be different”alerted the Democratic candidate in the November 5 presidential election on ABC.
A sign of the seriousness of the situation, the White House announced that Joe Biden had decided not to go as planned at the end of the week to Germany, then to Angola.
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