FOTO Stiže oluja stoljeća: 'Evakuirajte se odmah, već ste trebali otići, ovo je pitanje života i smrti!'
Cars drive over the Caloosahatchee Bridge as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Photo: RICARDO ARDUENGO/REUTERS
A satellite image shows whirlwind formation of Hurricane Milton, October 7, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. CSU/CIRA & NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. ONSCREEN TEXT AND LOGO FROM SOURCE. Photo: CSU/CIRA & NOAA/REUTERS
A traffic sign on I-75 warns drivers ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall near Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Photo: RICARDO ARDUENGO/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton intensifying before its expected landfall in Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico October 7, 2024. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo Photo: CIRA/NOAA/REUTERS
A plane flies before the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez Photo: JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS
A drone view shows storm clouds over the Caloosahatchee River as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Photo: RICARDO ARDUENGO/REUTERS
A drone view shows storm clouds over the Caloosahatchee River as Hurricane Milton approaches Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo Photo: RICARDO ARDUENGO/REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing before its expected landfall in Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico October 8, 2024. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo Photo: CIRA/NOAA/REUTERS
U Floridi teška mašinerija pomaže u prikupljanju i odvoženju ruševina i otpada koje je iza sebe ostavila Helene. Radi se u utrci s vremenom, jer jaki vjetrovi Miltona već stižu.
Tjedan dana nakon razornog uragana Helene SAD-u se približava superoluja Milton, a vlasti strahuju da će iza njega ostati najmanje milijarda dolara štete.
Odjel domovinske sigurnosti pozvao je sve koji stanuju na projiciranom putu uragana Milton na hitnu evakuaciju. Ceste na izlasku iz Floride zakrčene su automobilima.
"Posljednja četiri dana konstantno šaljemo zastrašujuće poruke građanima. Čak i ako je vaš dom siguran, utjecaj na mentalno zdravlje može biti katastrofalan" poručio je gradonačelnik i pozvao stanovnike da budu informirani, ali da ne gledaju vijesti stalno, te da paze na svoje najbliže.
U obraćanju ranije danas, predsjednik Joe Biden upozorio je da bi Milton mogao biti najgora oluja koja je pogodila Floridu u više od 100 godina. "Pozivam sve, baš sve, koji se trenutno nalaze na putu uragana Milton da slušaju lokalne vlasti i prate uputstva. Ako ste pod naredbom za evakuaciju, morate otići sada. Sada, sada, sada. Već ste trebali otići. Radi se o pitanju života i smrti" poručio je Biden.