Havana: The hurricane has raised alarm bells near Cuba, a state of emergency has also been imposed in the US state of Florida.
According to the details Hurricane Ion has reached Category 1 intensity and is headed for western Cuba, where rain and winds have battered the region, prompting authorities to evacuate 50,000 people.
According to the US National Hurricane Center, as Ion has intensified and is moving faster, the Cayman Islands may also be affected by the storm.
The hurricane continued to intensify into a major Category 3 hurricane as it neared Cuba by Tuesday morning, with conditions continuing to deteriorate in the western part of the island.
During the 24 hours, from 5 a.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, the storm’s sustained winds increased from 75 mph to 125 mph.
On the other hand, a warning has also been issued for the western coastal areas of the US state of Florida, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties of the state.
Ion continues to strengthen as the fourth hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, with meteorologists predicting that the storm will intensify over the next two days and make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday evening. can take the form of 4.
