Premium
This is an archive article published on October 9, 2024

Hurricane Milton: President Biden says ‘Evacuating before Milton hits a matter of life and death’

According to reports, Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4 but it still remains lethal with a wind speed of 145mph (233km/h) after hitting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Hurricane MiltonA car sits half-buried in sand as Bradenton Beach, Fla., which was in the process of cleaning up after Hurricane Helene, as Hurricane Milton approaches on Anna Maria Island, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Amid the looming threat of Hurricane Milton’s landfall in Florida, the US President Joe Biden has warned the people in the American state to evacuate immediately as a “matter of life and death”.

According to multiple reports, Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly from Category 5 to Category 4 but it still remains lethal with a wind speed of 145mph (233km/h) after hitting Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.

And to add to the worse, residents of Florida have been told to prepare for the state’s largest evacuation efforts in years due to the analysis of Hurricane Milton’s devastation.

President Biden, while speaking at the White House on Tuesday, said that Hurricane Milton could be one of the worst hurricanes in the state of Florida in a century.

Story continues below this ad

“Evacuate now, now, now,” said Biden, adding that the federal government would be helping Florida “before, during and after” the hurricane hits.

Governor Ron DeSantis briefed about the administration’s preparedness and said that dozens of shelters have been made in order to house stranded residents.

“We have one site that can do 10,000. Others will do multiple thousands. But these are designed to be a shelter of last resort,” Ron said at the press conference, as reported by BBC.

Ticking the danger spot Florida is in, Governor DeSantis added “Basically the entire peninsula portion of Florida is under some type of either a watch or a warning,” according to AFP.

Mayor of Tampa Bay, Jane Castor, remained blunt in her proposition toward evacuation and hurricanes effect by stating that Hurricane Helene, which hit the metropolitan area last month, was the trailer and Hurricane Milton would be catastrophic.

Story continues below this ad

“I can say this without any dramatization whatsoever: If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die,” Mayor Castor told CNN.

Hurricane Milton is slated to make a landfall in Florida on Wednesday.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement