Hurricane Ian brings sharks to streets in Florida
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WORLD  29 September 2022 - 11:25

Hurricane Ian lashed the US’s Florida coast on September 28, unleashing torrential rains and howling winds. Visuals from the hurricane, which is now one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the US, showed reporters getting blown away by the gusty wind and sharks occupying the city streets after they were washed ashore, India Today reports.

Here are some of the visuals captured by locals in the area:

@Gutfeldfox somehow a shark ended up in a Fort Myers neighborhood during Hurricane Ian.. 😬 pic.twitter.com/l3WbzgNQHj

— Brad Habuda (@BradHabuda) September 28, 2022

A category 4 storm slammed the Florida coast with winds going at the speed of 241 kilometres per hour. More than 1.8 million people in Florida were without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us. Nearly every home and business in three counties were without power, AP reported.

Electric transformers were blown up by the storm and sparks lighted up the Florida sky in a video.

Transformers blowing all around us,lighting up the sky taking out communications and electricity. I just took this video seconds ago #bradentonfl #hurricaneian @CNNweather @CNNweather @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/0cDfseLolx

— Derek Van Dam (@VanDamCNN) September 28, 2022

Before making landfall in Florida, the storm previously tore into Cuba, killing two people. It also brought down the country’s electrical grid, leaving behind 11 million people with no electricity. US border authorities reported that 20 Cuban migrants were missing after their boat sank off the Florida coast as the hurricane approached the coast.

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