Hurricane “Milton”: “We hope the trees will not fall on the house”

Florida residents prepare for the worst as hurricane approaches Miltondescribed by US President Joe Biden as the “worst storm in Florida in a century”.

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Orlando looked like a ghost town just hours before this weather bombshell arrived, expected just before 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Gas stations and grocery stores have already closed their doors to try to protect their facilities, while winds of 205 km/h and tides of three meters are expected during the evening.

One in six gas stations is closed in Florida.

Samantha, a Quebecer who lives in Florida, prepared her home to weather the storm.

“For now, we have brought in the cushions, the plants, everything that can blow away in the wind. What’s dangerous is the debris. We hope that the trees will not fall on the house, because there are big trees here, as you can see,” she explained to journalist Kevin Crane-Desmarais who went to meet her at her home. in Florida.

Samantha moved her cars to protect them.

“As you can see, there are almost no cars,” she added.

Nearly 30,000 people have found refuge in the shelters set up by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

See the full explanation in the video above.