Hurricane Ian devastation in Florida: 8.5 million homes without power; A boat full of tourists capsizes due to heavy rains, leaving 23 people missing

Hurricane Ian has wreaked havoc in Florida, USA. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm hit the southwest coast of Florida. Due to which there is rain with strong wind in the city of Fort Myers. Bad weather caused high waves in the sea, causing a boat to capsize near Stock Island with 23 people missing.

According to reports, the boat was carrying tourists from Cuba. Chief Patrol Officer Walter Schlosser said - 3 Cuban tourists swam ashore after the boat capsized due to the cyclone. We are looking for people.

20 lakh people affected

An official said - this category 4 storm can cause a lot of destruction. Ia, which formed in the Caribbean Sea, first wreaked havoc in Cuba. The hurricane hit the west coast of Cuba on September 27. Here the wind reached a speed of 205 km per hour. But in Florida, it could do more damage than the Tarpon Springs hurricane of 1921. The wind speed here is 250 km/h. In view of the threat, the power supply of 8.5 lakh houses was stopped. About 20 lakh people are affected.

The government has taken precautionary measures

The US government has declared a one-week state of emergency in Florida. About 25 lakh people have also been advised to evacuate their homes. According to the officials of the meteorological department, the storm is taking a dangerous form. Two deaths were reported in Georgia and South Carolina. All flights to and from Tampa and Orlando have been suspended. Florida already has 3,200 National Security Forces guards stationed. Climate change is the cause

Gary Lakeman, professor of atmospheric sciences at North Carolina State University, says that the entire world is currently suffering from the effects of climate change. Due to which, heavy storms and extremely bad weather events are coming to the fore. Due to climate change, drought has occurred in some places and severe flooding has occurred in some places. These are very dangerous signs.