This Tuesday, October 8, the popular Disney theme parks in Orlando, in central Florida (USA), They announced the closure of their doors on October 9in the afternoon, due to the threat of Hurricane Milton.
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According to videos circulating on social networks, people can be seen leaving the park before its temporary closure, with rain layers and with difficulty walking after the heavy downpour and winds.
Hours later, Internet users began to spread images in which the theme park It looks desolate and flooded.
The phenomenon impacted the state on Wednesday night, near Siesta Key, causing damage to some infrastructure and leaving large floods in its wake, in addition to affecting hundreds of families and some fatalities.
Hurricane Milton destroyed part of Tropicana Field roof
One of the hardest hit cities is St. Petersburg, in Pinellas County, where Milton’s force destroyed part of the roof of the Tropicana Field stadium, headquarters of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team, where emergency personnel were located.
Several videos posted on social networks showed how the wind had torn off the roof leaving only the structure that supported it. Firefighters reported that the people inside the stadium were fine.
What did Governor DeSantis say?
Fortunately it wasn’t the worst possible scenario.
Florida Governor DeSantis held a press conference in which he spoke about the hurricane. At first, he explained that “More than 80,000” people were housed in shelters while this phenomenon passed through the state.
Additionally, he gave relief to citizens, explaining that “fortunately it was not the worst possible scenario”; However, so far, the entities are carrying out a sweep of Florida to understand the severity of the damage caused.
Regarding electricity, DeSantis explained that There are still more than 3.1 million people who do not have energy.
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