Tropical Cyclone Elsa Lands in Cuba After 180,000 Evacuated | Natural Disasters

Tropical Cyclone Elsa was expected to land Cuba 180,000 people were evacuated from the southern region on Monday afternoon in the face of a flood.

Elsa is expected to bring tropical cyclone conditions to Florida, and Governor Ron DeSantis has declared an emergency in 15 counties, including Miami-Dade County, where the partially collapsed Champlain Towers condo is located. .. Demolished With explosives on Sunday night.

Brian McNordi, a hurricane researcher at the University of Miami, told The Associated Press.

However, the storm was downgraded from the strength of the hurricane after passing Haiti, with a maximum wind speed of 65 mph as of Monday morning.

Barbados was one of the most devastated areas, with more than 1,100 people reporting damage to their homes, including 62 collapsed homes. The storm killed one in Saint Lucia. In the Dominican Republic, a 15-year-old boy and a 75-year-old woman died after the wall collapsed. In Haiti, a fallen tree injured three people.

The storm can intensify slightly as you approach Florida, Miami’s National Hurricane Center said.

“Today, some weakening may occur while Elsa crosses the Midwestern part of Cuba. Reconstruction in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to be limited,” the predictor said on Monday’s 11 am recommendation. wrote.

Elsa is projected to move west and reduce the threat of South Florida, including most of the Florida Keys. That shift, According to the Miami Herald Early Wednesday, you’re more likely to land around Horseshoe Beach, Florida, north of the Suwanee River, near the Florida Panhandle.

South Florida saysUncertainty coneGusts and heavy rains are still possible until Wednesday as storms climb the west coast of the state. According to the National Meteorological Service, Miami, which continues to search for unexplained victims of the surfside collapse, is likely to experience a maximum wind speed of 25 mph on Tuesday noon.

The Associated Press contributed to this report