Tropical Storm “Alex” came on Sunday morning from the Gulf of Mexico and into southern Florida with heavy rain and gusts of wind. This report AP news agency.
“This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. It is not recommended to travel in this condition. Better to wait. Turn around, don’t drown,” wrote the official Twitter account for the city of Miami.
“Alex” was the first hurricane to be named during hurricane season in the Atlantic. Hurricane season officially begins on Tuesday. It’s amazingly early for a hurricane like Alex.
A tropical storm warning was issued earlier in the Bermuda archipelago.
PREPARATION: People in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, fill sandbags at Mills Pond Park in preparation for the announced tropical storm «Alex». Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP / NTB
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flood gutter
The city of Miami also wrote that heavy rains in the past 24 hours have caused sewer flooding in central Miami. They had issued a suggestion that one should not swim in the ocean now. The beach was closed, according to the New York Post.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said the storm tested the system with a drainage pump recently installed in the city. Climate change is increasingly making flooding a problem in low-lying areas, the mayor believes.
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– We can pump water quickly, but in some areas there are clearly bigger challenges. There were issues with travel on some of the roads, but the water was safe overall, Gelber told the AP.
On Saturday, several areas of south Florida experienced road flooding and strong winds. Authorities warned motorists against flooded roads, and several cars got caught in the water mess. The damaged car was towed from the flooded road.
Rescued: When a hurricane hit Cuba on Friday, a volunteer neighbor had to use a boat to rescue a neighbor who was unable to leave his apartment. Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa / NTB
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Wind with a speed of 80 km/h
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced Sunday morning that “Alex” could have winds of 80 km/h. At the same time, they warned of up to 25cm of rain in south Florida. Local flooding is possible, they warned.
Tropical Storm “Alex” is a remnant of Hurricane Agatha, which inundated Cuba on Friday. According to NTB, at least two people have been confirmed dead in the capital Havana, and one person is missing in the province of Pinar del Rio, Cuban authorities said.
HAVANA: Tropical hurricane “Alex” caused nearly a day of unstoppable rain when it visited Havana, Cuba this weekend. “Alex” then crossed the Gulf of Mexico to Florida. Photo: AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa / NTB
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Hurricane Agatha came from the Pacific Ocean and hit the southern coast of Mexico on Monday this week. At least 11 people have died in the state of Oaxaca, and 20 are still missing after floods and landslides triggered by a tropical storm.
The storm then headed for Cuba, before a tropical storm hit Florida.
Agatha resurfaced as a tropical storm and was named after Alex when it hit Florida this weekend, according to the US Hurricane Warning Center (NHC).
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