On Friday morning, September 8, thousands of people began to leave the coastal areas. As reported by Radio Liberty, referring to the airline data, the state bought out all tickets for flights from Florida to the future Wednesday.
However, a representative of the United Company said that from September 9 until September 11 all flights will be canceled. Local authorities also stopped the work of two nuclear power plants.
In turn, the International Red Cross reports that more than a million people have suffered from the consequences of the hurricane, and in the coming days this figure may reach 26 million.
French meteorologists reported that the hurricane "Irma" broke the record, keeping the category five for more than 35 hours, when the wind speed in the epicenter is 295 kilometers per hour.
In this case, according to the weather forecasters, the hurricane Irma can save another day or two.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Caribbean is moving a new powerful hurricane, which seismologists called "Jose". As of Friday morning, September 8, he reached the third power category on a five-point scale. As reported by the National Center for the Prevention of Hurricanes of the United States of America, now "Jose" is located about 955 kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles.