Orkan Milton po ocenah povzročil za 50 milijard dolarjev škode

A drone view shows a car driving through a flooded street after Hurricane Milton made landfall in South Daytona, Florida, U.S., October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Posledice orkana Milton. Foto: Reuters

Škoda, ki jo je v ZDA povzročil orkan Milton, po ocenah strokovnjakov znaša 50 milijard dolarjev, je v petek sporočil ameriški predsednik Joe Biden in dodal, da namerava v nedeljo obiskati prizadeta območja. Število smrtnih žrtev orkana je medtem naraslo na 17, poročajo ameriški mediji.

12. 10. 2024, 13.02

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»Po prvih ocenah strokovnjakov je zaradi orkana Milton nastalo za približno 50 milijard dolarjev škode,« je na novinarski konferenci povedal Biden in obljubil pomoč vsem, ki jih je prizadel orkan.

Milton je v sredo zvečer udaril ob zahodno obalo ameriške zvezne države Florida pri mestu Sarasota in po zadnjih podatkih skupaj s tornadi, ki jih je sprožil, zahteval 17 življenj.

Robert Turick, 68, works to clear household debris that Hurricane Milton storm surge swept from other properties into his canal-facing back yard, in Englewood, Fla., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Turick, whose family has owned the home for more than 25 years, said it had never flooded until 2022's Hurricane Ian, but since then, it has flooded in three more hurricanes, each bringing higher water levels than the last. A small positive, said Turick, is that he hadn't yet begun repairs after Hurricane Helene's 3-foot flood waters before Hurricane Milton brought five feet of flooding. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Posledice orkana Milton. Foto: AP

Na Floridi še naprej intenzivno odstranjujejo razbitine, nadaljujejo se tudi operacije iskanja in reševanja. Po podatkih ameriške spletne strani PowerOutage je v zvezni državi brez elektrike še vedno okoli 1,8 milijona gospodinjstev, poroča nemška tiskovna agencija dpa.

Robert Turick, 68, stands in remaining water in one of his home's bedrooms, where the high water mark from Hurricane Milton can be seen on the wall, in Englewood, Fla., Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. A small positive, said Turick, is that he hadn't yet begun repairs after Hurricane Helene brought 3-foot flood waters, and he, his dog, and his daughter were staying elsewhere when Milton flooded his home around to 5 feet. During Helene, they had to climb out his daughter's bedroom window to flee rising surge waters, after the front door became blocked. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Posledice orkana Milton. Foto: AP

Milton je sicer v nekaj urah prešel Florido in se razpihal nad Atlantikom. Hujše posledice je pred dvema tednoma povzročil orkan Helene, ki se je iz Mehiškega zaliva pomikal čez Florido in še pet zveznih držav proti severu ter ob več kot 200 žrtvah povzročil še hude poplave.