▲ Damage from the passage of Hurricane Helene in Burnsville, North Carolina, the US entity most affected by the passage of the meteor.Photo Afp
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La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, October 7, 2024, p. 31
Miami. A new hurricane approaches Florida this Sunday, amid controversy surrounding the federal aid provided to victims after the devastating passage of the hurricane. Helene across the southeastern United States last week.
Miltonwhich is located in the Gulf of Mexico, became a Category 1 hurricane (of 5) and is expected to strengthen to a Category 3 and above before making landfall in Florida on Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned. ).
These predictions cause concern in Florida, as well as throughout the southeast of the country, much of which has been devastated since the passage of Helene.
Emergency services continue to work hard to help the many victims of this hurricane, the deadliest to hit the United States since Katrinain 2005.
Helenewhich reached its peak as a Category 4 hurricane, has so far caused 226 deaths in half a dozen states in the southeast of the country and caused major flooding.
By warming sea waters, climate change makes rapid intensification of storms more likely and increases the risk of more powerful hurricanes, according to scientists.
The United States Meteorological Observatory warned at the end of May that the hurricane season, which runs from the beginning of June to the end of November, was shaping up to be extraordinary this time, with the possibility of between four and seven Category 3 hurricanes or more. .
We are prepared to face the consequences of MiltonThe director of the federal natural disaster response agency, Deanne Criswell, said on Sunday.
We started preparing for this several days ago, even before (the storm) formed. We know he’s headed straight to Floridahe explained in an interview for the ABC network.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday extended the state of emergency declared the day before to 51 of the 67 counties in the area.
According to the NHC, heavy rainfall will affect parts of Florida this Monday, even before it arrives Miltonwhich advances with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour.
This new threat comes as US authorities struggle to counter an avalanche of misinformation about aid provided to disaster victims in the Southeast.
They deny versions of Trump and Musk
Former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump yesterday repeated accusations, also reported by tycoon Elon Musk, that the Democratic administration had redirected aid funds intended for areas devastated by the hurricane Helene to dedicate them to programs in favor of immigrants.
It’s downright ridiculous and just plain fake.Criswell responded yesterday, criticizing the wave of rumors that abound on social networks on the subject.
The natural disaster agency, as well as the authorities of North Carolina, the state most affected by the hurricanes, have created a page that deconstructs these false accusations, such as the one according to which homes that requested federal aid after the disaster could be expropriated .