The powerful Hurricane Milton has reduced the distance with Cape Canaverallocated just 15 kilometers from the main center of space activities.
It approaches with sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour, accompanied by more intense gusts, while moving away from the east coast of the affected state of Florida (USA).
Hurricane Milton is moving towards the northeast at a speed of 30 km/h, and this movement is expected to continue today, according to the latest reports from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.
All hurricane and tropical storm warnings have been lifted for the west coast of Florida, although they remain in effect in other areas, it has been reported.
Milton advances towards Cape Canaveral
The center of the hurricane is moving with a general movement that is expected to continue during the day, although a turn towards the east is expected at night, according to projections.
Maximum sustained winds are around 140 km/h, although a gradual weakening is anticipated. Milton is forecast to become a powerful extratropical low tonight.
The danger remains with a threat to people’s lives due to storms along the coast, from eastern central Florida to the north, where storm warnings remain in place.
In the latest report from the National Hurricane Center, it was warned that the hurricane, which hit the west coast of Florida last night with category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale (which goes from 1 to 5), was 55 kilometers from the city. of Orlando, famous for its theme parks.
Walt Disney World (DIS.N) said its Florida theme park will remain closed Thursday, joining other major Orlando attractions bracing for disruptions as the hurricane approaches the state.
Florida has spent the night with millions of displaced people and without power after the scourge of Milton, which has left torrential rains and strong gusts of wind after making landfall on the west coast of a state where there are more than a million people displaced from their homes. homes.
According to the latest data available, around 3,250,000 subscribers are affected by power outages, according to PowerOutage.
Authorities reported that at least two people were killed by a tornado linked to the cyclone in a retirement community in St. Lucie County, located on Florida’s west coast.
So far, the magnitude of the damage caused by the hurricane is unknown, something that will begin to be seen when it dawns in Florida, but the images of its arrival show rising seas, floods, destroyed houses, fallen trees and poles, and boats. adrift. In Tampa the sea rose more than 3 meters above its normal level.
(With information from EFE)
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