A video published by CBS on Twitter shows two children playing in the floating water, which reached far above their knees. The masses of water throw themselves back and forth, and one of them suddenly loses its footing. Here, in Key West at the southern tip of Florida, many gathered last night to watch the big waves. At the same time, American meteorologists warn that the wind will increase and bring with it more heavy rainfall. The authorities fear major embarrassments and have asked 2.5 million inhabitants to evacuate while they still have time. State of emergency in all counties A tornado has destroyed several planes and hangars at the North Berry airport, says mayor Michael Udine on Twitter. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in all of Florida’s 67 counties. Everything except emergency services will be out of service until six o’clock Thursday morning. In Key West, Florida, people gather to watch the waves. Photo: GWEN FILOSA / Reuters It is expected that “Ian” will make landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening local time, between Sarasota and Port Charlotte, as a category 3 or 4 tropical storm. Major destruction is expected, according to the American hurricane center. President Joe Biden says that Ian can be “life-threatening and totally destructive”. Entire Cuba blacked out The power grid in Cuba has collapsed as a result of the hurricane. The storm took five hours to cross the country early on Tuesday morning. When it went to sea again, the entire island was without power, according to the authorities in the country, according to the AP news agency. “Ian” has caused confusion, destroyed buildings and knocked over many trees. No deaths have been reported. Destruction in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Photo: ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI / Reuters – It was a terrifying few hours. There is nothing left here, says a 70-year-old resident of Rio del Rio, through his son’s profile on social media. Around 40,000 people were evacuated from this province, which was hardest hit by the storm, local authorities report. In Consolacion del Sur, southwest of Havana, Caridad Fernandez, 65, said her roof had suffered extensive damage and water had flooded in through the front door. – Everything we own is damaged, but we will get through it. We just have to keep going, she says to AFP. Central to the fact that the sea level has risen “Ian” comes only a week after hurricane “Fiona”, which caused great devastation on Puerto Rico and several other Caribbean islands. This weekend, “Fiona” also wreaked havoc in Canada, and the damage there will take many weeks to clean up. A woman walks through a dirty street in Batabano, Cuba. Photo: YAMIL LAGE / AFP Climate scientists tell Reuters that climate change will cause hurricanes to become wetter, wilder and more intense. Verdshava has absorbed around 90 percent of the heating that has come from greenhouse gases in the last 40 years. In other words, they have become warmer, and it is precisely warm seas that drive hurricanes.
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2.5 million asked to evacuate – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
