The streets of Florida have been completely empty. Residents followed authorities’ instructions and left the city before the arrival of Hurricane Miltonone of the worst in recent years which has already exceeded category five. In fact, experts question whether, given its destructive potential, They should create a new category.
“Insure your home, your business and evacuate the area safely”, we hear the police cars repeating, the only ones circulating on the streets of Florida at the moment. Along the way, the landscape is desolate: wooden planks, bags on the doors of houses and some, literally, tied to the ground with large straps. Gas stations are not spared either, whose pumps have been covered to avoid being swept away. Likewise, there are enormous barriers in front of hospitals to prevent water from being washed away.
On television, meteorologists recreated the sudden storm surge expected for the next few hours, very similar to what Hurricane Ian had already produced in 2022: “Imagine six feet high (2 meters), everything will be flooded. »
In the sky, the storm chasers have already suffered the violent turbulence as the hurricane approaches. In the water, the situation is no better, in fact, the faces of the sailors reflect absolute panic, They are at the mercy of gigantic waves.
One of the state’s biggest attractions, the Disney parkwas also not spared from the torrential rains and became impassable for tourists. During the day on Thursday it will be closed, although it is expected that Milton Landfill with winds up to 270 km/h and with a destructive potential that has led experts to question whether a new category should be created. An idea which is refuted if we observe the images from the international space station.
