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Eye of hurricane Irma reaches mainland Florida

MIAMI –

UPDATE 00.36 hours – Hurricane Irma has Sunday evening just before half past ten the mainland of Florida and the united states reached. The eye of the storm went to Marco Island just south of Naples on the west coast to land, and then went along to Naples.

Irma is now a hurricane in the category 2 and is still associated with heavy rainfall. According to the National Hurricane Center, there are wind speeds of approximately 175 miles per hour. The hurricane draws further in a northerly direction. For Naples and the surrounding area is a warning for flooding of power.

Deaths due to accidents

Road accidents due to the bad weather have been at least three people killed, reports news channel ABC. In Monroe County, was killed a man when he has the power over the wheel of his truck and lost. Also the two other deaths occurred in traffic.

The governor of Florida, Rick Scott, is deeply concerned about the west coast of Florida, he had to know.

Streets Miami rivers

The National Hurricane Center in Miami warns of life-threatening floods in the west of Florida as a result of the hurricane. In the streets of Miami was earlier this evening, about 60 inches of water.

According to the NHC may be water in the streets local to three metres high.Due to the ongoing rainfall will in the coming days as rivers and creeks out of their banks act. Areas with a lot of relief should take into account sudden floods, warns the NHC.Between Fort Myers and Tampa to the remaining residents, according to the meteorologists prepare for tidal waves of 4.5 metres high.

Police unreachable

The authorities ask the inhabitants with clamp to stay inside. The Miami police department is now unreachable. Agents are evacuated.

In the subtropical Florida has a population of approximately 21 million people, including many pensioners.

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