USA: Florida is on alert from Hurricane Helen - Villages have been "drowned", residents are leaving their homes

 USA: Florida is on alert from Hurricane Helen - Villages have been "drowned", residents are leaving their homes

The small village of Guanimar, Cuba, USA, was submerged under a meter of water by the great cyclone "Helen" that has swept everything in front of it. The island's neighbor, Florida , has also entered a state of emergency, and is expecting to see the phenomenon pass this evening (26.09.2024).

Thousands of residents have left their homes in Florida, USA, in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Helen, as it appears to be a large and very destructive phenomenon.

The wind speed has already reached 140 km per hour and the cyclone may reach category 4, which indicates that there will likely be deaths and injuries.

The NHC reports dangerous tides, gale-force winds and torrential rains.

A devastating and deadly storm surge could hit the Big Bend Coast in northern Florida, where flooding could reach 20 feet (6 meters) along with damaging waves," the NHC added.

From this disaster there is a chance that the hinterland will not suffer serious damage.

In the last few hours, residents have been building "fortresses" out of sandbags to prevent their homes from being flooded.

Before Tropical Storm Helen turned into a hurricane, it also swept across Cuba , which is actually across the street from Florida.

Torrential rains hit the tropical island, with rain falling as much as 100 millimeters in some communities, while wind gusts reached nearly 90 kilometers per hour.

The small village of Guanimar, in the western part of the island, was submerged under a meter of water. Residents were forced to take their clothes to the roofs of their houses to dry.

Some others put on wellies and started distributing food to those in need.

Neighboring states have also been placed under a state of emergency as the city of Atlanta, Georgia expects gale-force winds and heavy rain tomorrow.

For the terrifying phenomenon, the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is ready to help Florida and all the states that will be in the path of the storm.

The National Guard and thousands of people who will assist in the operations of search, rescue, restoration of electricity and cleaning of the streets

 were also put on standby .