Alabama, Florida and Mississippi have declared a state of emergency with the incoming of Hurricane Sally and experts are warning people to be safe as a warning of life threatening storm surge and rivel flooding till the stretch of georgia has been released.
Earlier on Tuesday, the hurricane was surrounding the
northern Gulf coast with an average speed of 137 km/hr and has high
possibilities of tornadoes. The Governor of Louisiana warned the regions in the
radar to be ‘smart and safe’. Louisiana is still recovering from the impact of
hurricane Laura that arrived last month. The direction has increased fears in
New Orleans as well after experts predicted that track of Sally will be moving
along the eastward coast.
Dealing with the impact of heavy rains, Alabama and Florida
has seen power cuts in more than 20,000 homes and businesses. The authorities
have signaled that rains will not be stopping anytime soon as the storm is
moving at an extremely slow pace. As per the statement NHC deputy director Ed Rappaport gave to the
Associated Press, "Sally has a characteristic that isn't often seen and
that's a slow forward speed and that's going to exacerbate the flooding."
It was only last month when hurricane Laura killed at least six people
and again with the incoming of floods, the household of people is seriously
going to be affected. One of the senior specialists of the National Hurricane
centre, Stacy Stewart warned people who love closer to rivers or small streams
or creeks as these areas will be severely affected and they will need to
evacuate these areas as soon as possible. He said that people will have to
prepare for larger areas getting affected by the floods and there is a high
possibility of them getting drowned as well.
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