Images of waves and strong winds in Florida
Before Hurricane Ian hit Florida, its effects were already being felt, with extremely strong winds and high waves.
Power still out in parts of Cuba after Hurricane Ian
Cuba was plunged into darkness on Tuesday night due to a widespread blackout due to damage to its electrical network caused by Hurricane Ian, the state-owned electricity company Unión Eléctrica announced. On Wednesday, the company wrote that it was still trying to repair the damage.
23 missing immigrants in Florida
The US Coast Guard began operations Wednesday to find 23 missing migrants after their boat capsized off the coast of Florida, where Hurricane Ian is about to make landfall, the Border Patrol said.
“Four Cuban immigrants swam to shore after their boat capsized due to bad weather. Coast Guard Sector Southeast launched a 23-person search and rescue operation,” read a tweet from the US Border Patrol chief. Miami Sector, Walter Slosar.
“Catastrophic winds and floods” underway in Florida
Florida anxiously awaited the arrival of Hurricane Ian, category 4, which is “rapidly intensifying” and could have “catastrophic” consequences, according to the US weather services, after devastating western Cuba.
Around 2:00 p.m. (8:00 p.m. in France), the US National Hurricane Monitoring Center (NHC) warned of “catastrophic winds and flooding” underway in Florida.
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