Hurricane Idalia strengthens, Florida residents ordered to pack up, leave: ‘Don’t do anything dumb’, warns Guv
livemint.comAirport has been shut as Hurricane Idalia grows into strength to become a severe storm. More than 500 flights in and out of Florida airports have been cancelled, according to data from FlightAware.
Almost 100 were cancelled to and from Atlanta, a major US transportation hub. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 46 Florida counties.
He has also warned that the storm could knock down power lines and trees. “You are going to see a lot of debris.
It will knock down trees, it will knock down power lines," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said. In view of the destruction that Hurricane Idalia could cause, the authorities have mobilised 5,500 National Guard members and 30,000 to 40,000 electricity workers to restore the power lines as soon as the storm passes through.
Read more on livemint.com
