Hurricane Milton devastated Florida: $ 50 billion!

Hurricane Milton devastated Florida: $ 50 billion!

hurricane "Milton" has caused devastating damage on the USA's coast, which US President Joe Biden estimates on terrifying $ 50 billion, which corresponds to around 45.67 billion euros. He announced this estimate during a press conference, where he also announced that he will visit the particularly affected Region in Florida on Sunday.

The extent of the destruction is serious. According to Poweroutage data, around 1.8 million households in Florida are without electricity on Saturday. Tragically, the number of fatalities that are connected to the storm, at least 17th "Milton" met land on Wednesday evening (local time) with wind speeds of up to 193 kilometers an hour about 100 kilometers south of Tampa and was classified as a hurricane of level 3. The storm weakened the following night, but pulled back to the sea.

comparison with previous storms

This storm represents the second severe hurricane within two weeks. Only recently had hurricane “Helene” raged across the southeast of the United States and left devastating devastation in several states. According to reports, well over 200 people lost their lives through the effects of "Helene". The repeated attacks of violent storms have increased the infrastructural and social challenges in the region.

The clean -up work in Florida is in full swing. Voluntary, local authorities and the military are in the process of eliminating the damage and helping the residents concerned. The focus is on the need to restore electricity and offer basic services. The local people face the task of rebuilding their houses and their lives while they have to experience shock and grief about losses at the same time.

The tragedy and the financial effects of the hurricane are alarming. The government has announced that they provide aids to help the affected areas recover from the damage. The presence of President Biden in the region is considered important to raise public awareness of the situation and to initiate more comprehensive measures to support

In connection with the attacks of new storms, the question arises as to how the US government and the time of reconstruction can be controlled efficiently in order to better manage future disasters. Extreme weather events are increasingly becoming a recurring problem, which not only affects the affected states directly, but also has far -reaching national and global effects.

For more detailed information about the course and the consequences of this natural disaster, we recommend that we follow the reporting, according to information from www.kreiszeitung-wesermarsch.de .