Tropical Storm Debbie reaches the southeastern United States: five people killed

At least five people died after Hurricane Debbie made landfall in Florida before weakening to a tropical storm. Debbie is forecast to bring severe flooding to parts of Georgia and the Carolinas in the coming days, reports Air force.

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The National Hurricane Center warned of a "life-threatening" flood threat as a "slow-moving storm" brings heavy rainfall.

Debbie made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast in the Big Bend region on the morning of August 5 as a Category 13 hurricane. Authorities said the victims included a XNUMX-year-old boy who was killed when a tree fell on a mobile home in the Levy County town near Gainesville.

In Hillsborough County, near Tampa, an 18-wheeler truck slid into a canal during the storm. The driver was found dead.

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In Dixie County, west of Gainesville, authorities said a woman and a 12-year-old child were killed when their vehicle crashed on the evening of Aug. 4.

In southern Georgia, a tree fell on the porch of a Moultrie home, killing a 19-year-old man.

The storm's slow pace could lead to "catastrophic flooding," said Jamie Rome, deputy director of the hurricane center.

Waves and strong winds helped wash 25 packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million ashore in the Florida Keys, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

In Florida, about 150 homes and businesses were without power by the evening of August 000, according to PowerOutage.com. In addition, 5 residents of Georgia and South Carolina experienced power outages.

The storm is expected to make landfall on August 6th and 7th, flooding southeast Georgia and the Carolinas before moving inland and toward the South Carolina coast on August 8th.

Before the storm made landfall, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 61 of Florida's 67 counties.

Spyridon Aybejeris told USA Today that repairs to his Keaton Beach home were completed two weeks ago after Hurricane Idalia, a Category 3 storm that made landfall last summer.

“I often have to repair my house after storms and hurricanes,” he noted.

Forecasters have predicted that the current hurricane season, which began June 1 and runs through November 30, will be intense.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said 2024 named storms are likely in 25. Eight to 13 of them could become hurricanes. Debbie was fourth in the series.

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It is believed that climate change may cause an increase in the number of such slow-moving hurricanes. As the planet heats unevenly, it causes changes in atmospheric circulation and leads to storms.

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