Four dead after Debby storm hits Florida

At least four people died after the tropical storm, Debby, hit Florida on August 5th, threatening to cause torrential rains and catastrophic floods in countries in the southeast of the United States.

A 13-year-old boy died in Levi County after a tree fell into his mobile home, while the Debby storm hit the coast of Florida on Monday as a hurricane of category 1.

Authorities also said that a truck driver died after falling in a truck in the Hillsbro district, already a 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were killed after their car crash in Dicksy.

During the night, the storm moved toward Georgia, and according to the U.S. National Centre for Uragane, the storm is expected to move toward South Carolina.

National Centre for Urangan, Michael Brenan, said that the risk of torrential rains from this storm is enormous, warning of potentially catastrophic floods in parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that some 250,000 residents in this country were left without electricity. He appealed to citizens for caution. But he added that the winds caused by the Storm Debbie are not as powerful as the preliminary hurricanes that have struck Florida.

US President Joe Biden has approved the announcement of emergency situation in Florida and South Carolina, allowing federal assistance to co-ordinate relief efforts in connection with natural disasters.

DeSantis has also activated the National Guard, and more than 3,000 members of the Guard have been mobilised to help citizens after the storm.

The National Centre for Urangane said that on Monday the winds of the Debby storm reached up to 75 miles per hour until the storm struck Georgia.

According to this centre, this storm is expected to bring back historic <x0-second shower of rain, as it moves north of the US. However, this institution said that the storm has begun to weaken because earlier the winds caused by Debby reached 130 miles per hour [130 km].

In one Florida district, authorities ordered mandatory evacuations, while in other parts of this state authorities have issued orders for voluntary evacuation.

Governors of Georgia and South Carolina have declared a state of emergency before the Debby storm hit their countries.

Due to the storm, US Vice President Kamala Harris ) who is the democratic candidate for the November elections has postponed several election gatherings in North Carolina and Georgia.

In July, at least 18 people died when the violent Hurricane Bertil hit the Caribbean and then the southern American states, Texas and Louisiana.

Scientists say climate change plays a key role in the rapid intensification of storms, as Berly because there is more energy in a warm ocean where such storms gain power. /rel