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DeSantis urges Florida residents to prepare for incoming storm Idalia

Members of the Tampa, Florida, Parks and Recreation Department help residents with sandbags on August 28, 2023 ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia [Chris O'Meara/AP Photo]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has urged residents of the southeastern US state to prepare for an incoming storm as Idalia strengthens in the Caribbean and is set to become a “major hurricane” before reaching Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coast this week.

Tropical Storm Idalia intensified early on Monday and could bring an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surges and dangerous hurricane-force winds to Florida as soon as late Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a morning advisory.

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