New Delhi: Ian, one of the most powerful cyclones to hit the US, wreaked havoc in Florida overnight on Wednesday. The National Cyclone Center has warned that it could cause heavy flooding. At the same time, people are trapped in their homes submerged in the flood. Footage from a webcam has been shared on Twitter. Which has gone viral now. It can be seen in the video how the road got submerged in several feet of water.
In the timelapse video, it can be seen how at first the water slowly rose on the road and eventually took over the entire locality. According to Newsweek, the area of Lee County where Fort Myers is located is the most affected by the hurricane in Florida. More than 420,000 people were without electricity here on Thursday. More than 20 lakh people are still affected by the blackout across the state.
Fort Myers is one of the residential areas most affected by strong winds, rain, and storms. There has been a lot of damage to buildings and properties here. Electricity wires have been broken and trees have fallen. According to officials, there were three to four feet of water in some parts of the city. Curfew has been imposed in the entire city for the next 48 hours on Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening, the Lee County government warned residents to stay inside their homes. Because living on the streets is no longer safe. The National Weather Service has said that people who are inside homes should stay away from windows. Keep as far away from the walls as possible.
At the same time, according to the AP, due to the cyclone in Port Charlotte, near the coast of Florida, the ground floor of a hospital was waterlogged and the roof of the fourth floor where the ICU is located. Till late Wednesday night, there was no news of any death from Ian in America.
