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Hurricane Ian is spinning towards Florida after making landfall in Cuba as a powerful Category 3 storm and could hit the US state with winds of up to 225 km/h.
Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 300,000 people in Tampa Bay along Florida's west coast, amid fears the hurricane could upgrade to a Category 4 system as it intensifies as it passes warm Gulf waters.
Officials set up 55 shelters and put emergency services on standby. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency across Florida and urged residents to prepare.
It warned of "widespread impacts across the state" and said the weather system brought with it a risk of "a dangerous storm, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, strong winds, dangerous seas and isolated activity tornadic".
US President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief and provide assistance to protect lives and property.
Biden also postponed a planned Sept. 27 trip to Florida because of the storm. Flooding is forecast for much of the Florida peninsula by midweek, and then heavy rain is possible for the southeastern US later this week.
In parts of Florida, supermarket shelves have been emptied and many residents have placed sandbags around their homes.
Source: SkyNews