Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast on Tuesday boarded up their
homes, packed up their vehicles and headed for higher ground as
Hurricane Ian drew near, threatening to bring a deadly storm surge
and more than a foot of rain to some areas, Trend reports citing Reuters.
Before heading to Florida, Hurricane Ian slammed into Cuba,
forcing evacuations, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of
people and swamping fishing villages.
Some 2.5 million Floridians were under evacuation orders or
warnings with the sprawling storm on track to make landfall as a
Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday evening somewhere along the Gulf
Coast. A Category 3 storm features maximum sustained winds of up to
129 miles per hour (208 km per hour).
The area south of Tampa near Sarasota was the most likely place
for the eye to come ashore, the National Hurricane Center said on
Tuesday afternoon, while stressing that it was too early to be
sure. That region – home to miles of sandy beaches and scores of
resort hotels – is a favorite with retirees and vacationers
alike.
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