Hurricane Idalia threatens Florida. The Governor: Run now

2023-08-30 22:56:55

Time.news – Hurricane Idalia has reached the coast of Florida with power 3 and travels at over 205 kilometers per hour. Governor Ron DeSantis has called on residents to evacuate. “You have to leave immediately,” he said.

Airports closed university classes suspended. The University of Central Florida has urged students to stay closed on campuses. North Florida, in Jacksonville, also canceled classes on Thursday. In Tampa, the police have launched appeals to evacuate the area. Florida hotels they will also welcome dogs and cats of evacuated families. “Don’t abandon your dogs,” DeSantis added.

Desantis warned that on the north coast of the state, specifically the region known as Big Bend, “there will be storm surge everywhere in Big Bend that will have a very, very significant and major impact on that region, whether the walls of the hurricane hit it or not,” he warned from Tallahassee, the state capital.

Over 1.6 million people have received the order to evacuate their homes, especially from low-lying or coastal areas. They had to seek shelter in shelters (up to 50 have been set up), hotels or friends’ houses located in higher places.

The governor said he has 33 rescue teams with around 200 ambulances on standby in all affected areas. The state also has a team of 30,000 ready to “restore power” after the hurricane.

Biden: “No one can deny the impact of the climate crisis”

“I think (Florida Governor Ron DeSantis) trusts my judgment and my desire to help, and I trust he’s able to see that this isn’t about politics. It’s about caring for the people of his state,” said the American president, Joe Bidenanswering a reporter’s question about relief after Hurricane Idalia

“I don’t think anyone can deny the impact of a climate crisis anymore. Just look around. Historic floods. I mean historic floods. More intense droughts, extreme heat and major wildfires have caused significant damage,” the US president said. , talking to the press about relief and reconstruction work after the Hawaii fires.

Biden added that he has instructed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redeploy resources, including up to 1,500 personnel and 900 Coast Guard personnel throughout the Southeastern states for the passage of Storm Idalia. .