A 3 METER FLOOD AT FORT MYERS
According to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the flood could sometimes exceed 3 meters. In the city of Fort Myers, flooding is so severe that some neighborhoods look like lakes.
HIGH WINDS AT PUNTA GORDA
On these images filmed by this amateur meteorologist, it is possible to see the power of the winds which beat down in the streets of this city of Florida. Peaks of up to 241 km/h have been recorded.
FORT MYERS FLOODS
According to this specialized journalist from Weather Channel, the images that we see on the video are those of a camera placed 1.80 m high in a street in Fort Myers, and about to be submerged.
A MILLION HOMES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
Already more than a million homes are without electricity in Florida, which has just reached Hurricane Ian, category 4.
A VERY POWERFUL HURRICANE
With winds over 150 miles per hour (241 km/h), Hurricane Ian already ranks 5th among the most violent hurricanes that have hit the American coasts.
FLOODS
The MSNBC television channel broadcasts these images of already flooded streets in the locality of Naples (Florida), where cars seem to be on the verge of being completely submerged.
REPORTAGE
TF1’s special correspondent was in Fort Myers a few hours before Hurricane Ian landed in this region of southwest Florida.
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RECORD WATER LEVELS
Ian is generating record water levels, already surpassing those of Hurricane Irma, which caused more than $100 billion in damage to Florida in 2017.
ON CHARLEY’S TRAJECTORY
Hurricane Ian seems to be taking the same trajectory as its predecessor Charley in 2004, but seems more powerful, analyzes Météo France forecaster Etienne Kapikian. Charley had caused the death of 29 people in Florida, directly or indirectly.
IN THE EYE OF THE CYCLONE
Seconds above the eye of Hurricane Ian as it makes landfall in Florida.
IAN REACHES FLORIDA
The National Hurricane Center has announced the arrival on Florida soil of Ian, classified as category 4 and considered very dangerous. The hurricane reached the American coasts at the level of the locality of Cayo Costa, with winds of more than 230 km / h
MIAMI
The French consulate in Florida, based in Miami, is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Ian.
IN CUBA
Before reaching Florida, the hurricane had already passed over Cuba, causing considerable damage in the west, and cutting off electricity throughout the island.
“CATASTROPHIC” FLOODS
Hurricane Ian caused “catastrophic” flooding as it approached Florida, where the Coast Guard began operations to find 23 migrants missing offshore.
Carrying sustained winds of up to 250 km / h and even “stronger” gusts, the hurricane “causes marine submersion, winds, and catastrophic flooding in the Florida peninsula”, estimates the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in its latest newsletter.
SARASOTA, FIRST DAMAGE
First AFP photographs from the coastal city of Sarasota as Category 4 Hurricane Ian is about to make landfall in Florida.
EVACUATIONS
Hours before Hurricane Ian landed in Florida, residents of the most threatened areas fled by the thousands.
MIGRANTS DISAPPEARED AT SEA
The US Coast Guard is beginning operations to find 23 missing migrants after their boat sank off Florida, where Hurricane Ian is about to make landfall, Border Patrol announced.
“Four Cuban migrants swam to shore after their boat sank due to bad weather. The Southeast Sector Coast Guard has launched a search and rescue operation for 23 individuals,” the tweet read. Miami Sector Border Patrol Chief Walter Slosar.
“HISTORICAL” STORM
Hurricane Ian is already causing “catastrophic sea flooding, winds, and flooding” in Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest bulletin.
The impact of the Category 4 hurricane is imminent on the west coast of the Florida peninsula, with the country’s weather services warning that the storm will be “historic”.