23 migrants missing, “sea floods, winds, and catastrophic floods” in Florida

Hurricane Ian, category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is already causing “marine floods, winds, and catastrophic floods” in Florida, said Wednesday in its last bulletin the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm is coming “historical” according to the meteorological services of the country which forecasts gusts of up to 250 km/h. Authorities had earlier in the day urged more than 2.5 million residents to evacuate their homes to non-flood-prone areas.

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23 migrants missing off Florida

The US Coast Guard began operations on Wednesday to find 23 migrants missing after their boat sank off Florida, Border Patrol said. “Four Cuban migrants swam to shore after their boat sank due to bad weather. Coastguard Sector Southeast has launched a search and rescue operation for 23 individuals. Miami Area Border Patrol Chief Walter Slosar said in a tweet.

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Before heading towards the United States, Hurricane Ian hit Cuba. In Pinar del Río (west of the island), homes and tobacco plantations were flooded by torrential rains and gusts of up to 208 km / h. Cuba was plunged into darkness on Tuesday due to a widespread power outage due to damage to its electricity network, the state-owned electricity company Union Eléctrica said.


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