Hurricane Michael … could cause unimaginable destruction in Untied States

Hurricane Michael hit the coast of Florida on Wednesday, accompanied by winds that are the heaviest blow to the southern state for more than a century, while officials warned it could leave “unimaginable destruction”.

The typhoon was hit by a strong Category 4 storm near the town of Mexico Beach, about 32 km southeast of Panama City as the National Hurricane Center.

As the hurricane hit the beach, 250-pound storms and torrential rains hit residential neighborhoods in Florida’s Panhandle, the narrow strip of land between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

“Expectations that Hurricane Michael will be the most devastating storm in Florida in Panhandle in a century”, State Governor Rick Scott said.

While briefing President Donald Trump at the White House on the latest, emergency chief emergency officer Brock Long said Michael was the deadliest hurricane to hit the region since 1851 AD.

“Residential neighborhoods along our coast will see unimaginable devastation”, Governor Scott said.

“The National Hurricane Center is expected to reach a sea level of between 2.7 and 3.6 meters”, he said, adding that “the water will sweep the beach and could be higher than the roofs of houses”.

Hundreds of thousands of citizens were asked to leave their homes and warned those who did not leave that the time was late.

“It’s too late to evacuate you in the Sahel”, he said.

“Hide and be careful, listen to what your local officials say.

Do not go out.

He is a murderer”.

“It is a dangerous situation that poses a tremendous threat to lives”, said Ken Graham, director of the Miami-based National Hurricane Center.

Many of Florida’s buildings are poised to withstand a storm more than a Category 3 hurricane on the five-Seater Saffir-Simpson scale, said Long, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

On arrival at the coast, the hurricane was slightly below the fifth category.

“We will see a lot of wind damage”, Long said, adding that some citizens could expect a power outage for weeks.

“This is the last call for those who need to get out of there”, Long said.

“Those who decide to stay to watch the waves do not usually stay alive to tell what they saw with regret”.

He said the citizens of neighboring State of Georgia should expect the storm’s effects, stressing that “the citizens of Georgia must be vigilant and be careful”.

Mike Thomas, mayor of Panama City Beach, a resort in western Panama City, said he expected casualties there and that relief teams should not risk leaving when wind speeds exceed 80 km / h.

“Some people will be hurt,” Thomas told CNN.

Evacuation orders or warnings have been issued to an estimated 375,000 people in more than 20 provinces.

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, said it had asked residents to comply with evacuation orders.

“Cyclone Michael is unprecedented and cannot be compared to any of the previous events”, the Tallahassee Meteorological Department said.

Do not risk your life, leave now if you are asked to do so”.

The Tallahassee Meteorological Office said there was no record for a Category 4 hurricane to reach the Panhandle coastal area.

“This situation has never happened before”, the Meteorological Bureau wrote on Twitter.

The president declared a state of emergency in Florida, released federal funds for relief operations and supported the Federal Emergency Agency, which has deployed 3,000 people on the ground.

Officials announced the state of disasters in Alabama and Georgia, and the storm is expected to carry heavy rains in the states of North and South Carolina.

The two states are still trying to overcome the hurricane of Florence, which caused dozens of damage and caused billions of dollars in damages last month.

Hurricane Florence arrived in the first category land on September 14 and drowned parts of the state about 101 centimeters of rain.

Last year saw a series of catastrophic storms hit the West Atlantic including Erma, Maria and Harvey, causing record losses of $ 125 billion when it led to floods in Houston.

Scientists have often warned that global warming will make storms more destructive.