The tropical storm "Isaias" has been downgraded to a category 1 hurricane and moves with wind speeds of up to 130 kilometres an hour to the Bahamas, and the particularly strong from the Coronavirus affected the American state of Florida. The American hurricane center NHC expected the night to Friday (local time) in order that the hurricane will increase within the next 48 hours go from strength to strength.He was the NHC, about 110 kilometers East-Southeast of Great Inagua island in the southeastern Bahamas and was moving in the direction of the North-West. It was expected that "Isaias" reached on Friday evening, the center of the Bahamas, and on Saturday South Florida.
On Thursday, Isaias was triggered "" Flooding and small mudslides in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, and for power outages taken care of. In Puerto Rico, were flooded due to heavy rain, streets, trees toppled and telephone and power lines damaged. Puerto Rico is still recovering from the effects of previous hurricanes, and earthquakes. The national guard rescued at least 35 people, including two newborns. In the town of Rincon, was reported missing by authorities, according to a woman who washed away was when she tried to drive over a bridge.
In the Dominican Republic, the government warned the population over loudspeakers and called for evacuation. A man came through the storm died. The police arrested in the capital city of Santo Domingo, some of the surfers who have been accused of against the storm warnings, the government failed to.
Several Corona-test closed
In Florida, the authorities had because of the approaching storm on Thursday already, several temporary Corona test set closed, which consist only of tents. The authorities spoke of a "precautionary measure". However, there was still no evacuation orders.
In the southern American state were reported on Thursday 253 Corona-Dead. This is a new 24-hour maximum value, and the third in a row. The Federal government has become, with more than 461.000 reported Corona infections one of the centers of the pandemic in the United States. More cases of infection has only the most populous American state of California. Almost 6600 of the 21 million inhabitants of Florida killed according to the authorities, so far, the consequences of a Corona-infection. Overall, the United States registered more than 150,000, Corona-Dead.
Date Of Update: 31 July 2020, 08:20
