Hurricane Dorian Threatens Miami: They Fear That It Reaches Category 4

After crossing Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Hurricane Dorian will intensify its strength in the warm waters of the Atlantic and could reach Category 4 before touching the land in Florida next Monday, which has already put Miami in a state of repair. 'emergency.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said Dorian could reach Category 4 if it stays east in the next two days, Telam reported.

The storm, the second hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season in 2019, will then pbad near or over northern Bahamas on Saturday and near Florida starting Sunday afternoon, the airline said. Ansa agency.

"Reinforcement is expected in the coming days, and Dorian is expected to become a major hurricane on Friday and remain an extremely dangerous hurricane this weekend," warned the NHC.

For tonight it could reach category 2, then continue to intensify until category 4 on Friday and stay until it weakens at the category 1 on Tuesday at dawn.

Where would he touch the earth

Meteorologists have not yet indicated where Dorian would land in Florida, but computer models indicate near the center of the southern state, Telam said.

"I have declared the state of emergency to ensure that local governments and emergency management agencies have sufficient time, resources and flexibility to prepare themselves," he said. said Florida Governor Ron De Santis.

According to meteorologists, one of the most affected counties could be the Miami-Dade Recoleto. However, De Santis has declared emergency status for 26 counties, thus alerting the areas located between the counties of Duval to the north and Monroe to the south, including Miami-Dade, the most populous of the counties. 39, state, and its neighbor Broward, where are Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach.

In case of emergency

Local authorities began distributing sandbags along the east coast of Florida, consumers rushed to stock food, wood to cover windows, and other emergency supplies. , and motorists received gasoline. Some fuel shortages have been reported in the Cape Canaveral area.

Florida residents used up bottles of bottled water in supermarkets and lined up at gas stations on Thursday as Hurricane Dorian approached the state, AP said.

Deadly victim

Dorian crossed Puerto Rico with category 1, causing the death of an 80-year-old man fallen from a ladder while he was preparing his home for the storm, police sources reported. When he slipped and fell down stairs, the man was seriously injured in the head.