A Dublin woman was “counting down the hours” until she could leave her hotel as Hurricane Ian barrelled towards Florida.
Holidaymaker Pip Kelly described how the streets are deserted and shelves in shops are empty as Floridians stockpile supplies in scenes reminiscent of the first Covid lockdown. Millions of people across the Sunshine State were bracing yesterday as the life-threatening category four storm was expected to strike last night.
Hurricane Ian, which was causing wind speeds of up to 250kph yesterday, was just under the threshold to placed in category five – the highest classification which has only ever been given to four storms that have made landfall in the US.
