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Karita Mattila avoided major storm damage.
Opera singer Karita Mattila, who lives in Florida, USA, is fine after Hurricane Milton.
Karita Mattila, who lives in Florida, was not completely spared the damage of the hurricane. ATTE KAJOVA
Hurricane Milton hit the Florida peninsula on Thursday night Finnish time. As it swept through the peninsula, the hurricane caused a great deal of destruction.
– I am relieved and grateful, Mattila writes in the message service X.
Even Mattila didn’t survive completely unscathed, because he says that the hurricane damaged his belongings.
– Many people here and further north had it worse, no electricity, floods and bigger damages.
According to Mattila’s update, the sun has already risen after the storm in his home region.
Mattila previously also updated the message service X about her preparation for the hurricane.
– The wind is getting stronger. Electricity and internet are still on. Warm water. The coffee maker and kettle are working, he wrote on Wednesday.
The hurricane caused floods, among other things. The photo is from the city of Clearwater, Florida. AOP
On Tuesday, he said that he prepared himself by doing laundry and filling the bathroom tub. He filled up his car and stocked things like drinking water, batteries and food for home.
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People are fleeing the Florida peninsula.
Thousands of people have fled the approaching Hurricane Milton.
A hurricane is about to hit the Florida peninsula Wednesday night local time. The fiercest hurricane in years has caused many to flee. With airports out of the game, practically the only way to escape the peninsula is by car to the north.
The fleeing crowds of people and their cars have created huge queues on the highways. The video from the Reuters news agency shows how the line of cars in the north direction was already kilometers long on Wednesday afternoon. Only a handful of cars travel in the other direction.
Those fleeing by car are worried about the low fuel situation. A Finn interviewed by Iltalehti Tiia Cartwrightin according to many places, the gas is out.
The authorities have organized several tanker trucks in the area so that fuel can be distributed to everyone leaving the area.
Despite the warnings of the authorities and the historically strong storm, many have still remained in the area. The reason may simply be that they have nowhere to go.
– The best way to get a person to evacuate is to invite them somewhere. If the evacuee knows that he will find refuge somewhere, it is easy for him to leave his home, a professor at the University of Akron Stacy Willet says to The Guardin.
Traffic out of Florida before Milton hits. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
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Hurricane Milton’s wind speed is currently around 75 meters per second.
Hurricane Milton was filmed on Tuesday, October 8. Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday night local time. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
In the United States, there is fear of a potentially historic storm.
Hurricane Milton is expected to hit Florida with devastating force Wednesday night. The Tampa Bay Area Weather Service is warning that Milton could turn out to be the region’s most destructive storm in more than a century.
The storm weakened to a Category 4 hurricane on Tuesday. Now it has returned to being a rare Category 5 hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
Milton’s wind speed is currently about 270 kilometers per hour, or about 75 meters per second.
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared a timelapse video of Milton shot from space in X. If you don’t see the embed below, you can watch it by pressing here.
Many stations have run out of fuel
Officials have warned that even if the storm weakens, it could double in size before hitting Florida.
Traffic moved slowly near the city of Naples, Florida on Tuesday as people fled the approaching hurricane. EPA / AOP
More than 5.5 million people have been told to leave Florida’s west coast, reports The New York Times (NYT).
According to the NYT, Milton has caused one of the largest evacuation operations in Florida history.
The number of escapees can be seen at gas stations. According to CNN, about one in six gas stations in Florida has run out of fuel.
A matter of life and death
US President Joe Biden appealed to citizens under an evacuation order on Tuesday.
– It’s about life and death. This is not an exaggeration, Biden said.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued a state of emergency for 51 counties, reports CBS News. He has urged residents to be prepared for power outages, to get enough food and water for the week, and to leave their homes if necessary.
About 4,600 prisoners have been evacuated from under the storm.
Many gas stations are out of fuel. ZumaWire / MVPHOTOS
A meteorologist interviewed by Sky News Chris Vagasky describes Milton’s lightning strike as “amazing”. More than 58,000 flashes of lightning have occurred in Milton’s cloud wall in just 14 hours.
Georgia’s governor has proactively declared a state of emergency in the state. The hurricane is expected to make landfall in Florida, but a tropical storm could hit parts of Georgia.
The governor of the Bahamas has also issued a tropical storm warning for parts of the country, including Grand Bahama, Abaco and Bimini.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Florida was hit by Hurricane Helene. It caused at least 227 deaths. According to the BBC, hundreds of people are still missing.
– I’m still shocked by the first one and now the second round is coming, Anna Maria Island resident Evan Purcell says news agency AP.
Purcell stayed in his home during Helene’s time, but now leaves his home for Milton.
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The rescue service cleaned the diesel out of the terrain.
A heavy vehicle crashed in Lahti. Reader’s photo
A heavy vehicle crashed on Lahti’s southern ring road, i.e. highway 12, on Thursday after 3 p.m. The lane is currently closed to traffic and according to the rescue service, there is damage in the direction of Tampere.
Iltalehti’s on-site reader Oona Joutjärvi tells you that traffic is currently stopped in both directions. Joutjärvi says that the queue has been standing for almost half an hour so far.
– There are six fire engines and police patrols.
The authority alternately directs traffic past the venue. The rescue service has cleaned the diesel out of the terrain.
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