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United States: Florida counts its dead after Hurricane Ian, which strengthens again

An initial report shows at least 12 dead, but it is still provisional and must be  confirmed "over the next few days", according to local authorities. Devastated lands. Hurricane Ian left devastated cities in its wake Thursday, September 29, in Florida. Downgraded to a tropical storm after its landfall, Ian strengthened again to the point of being recategorized as a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center (NHC). He sped Thursday at the end of the day towards North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. At least 12 people have died, according to the latest report. For his part, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis  did not provide a provisional figure. He prefers to wait for the balance sheet to be confirmed “over the next few days” . A Charlotte County official in West Florida confirmed to CNN the death of at least "eight or nine people" , without giving further details. A spokesperson for Volusia County, on the east coast, has identified "one death related to Hurri...

Hurricane Ian: Florida, severely affected, is preparing for the worst

A violent Hurricane swept the coasts of Florida, United States, on Wednesday, September 28. As the worst could be yet to come, residents are trying to prepare. Venice Beach, one of the most famous beaches in the United States, is windswept Wednesday, September 28, due to Hurricane Ian . In Pine Island (Florida, United States), a resident films gusts of nearly 200 km / h. In Fort-Myers (Florida), the rising waters begin to submerge the city. The hurricane, which first hit Cuba, is moving towards southwest Florida. Residents of Cape Coral (Florida) film their roof terrace blowing away with the wind.    A category 5 hurricane Along the highway, a motorist captures video of a tornado forming. “ It is likely that upon landfall it will become a Category 5 hurricane. Clearly this is a major and very powerful hurricane, it is going to be a very difficult two days ,” warns Ron De Santis, Governor of Florida. Residents prepared with sandbags and supplies. “ We prepare as best we can, be...

Hurricane Ian: millions of American homes without electricity, twenty people missing off the coast of Florida

The governor of this state in the southeastern United States estimated that it would probably be  "one of the five strongest hurricanes to have ever hit Florida" . Kyle Abrams and Deepti Vempati, of Love Is Blind, have broken up. Hurricane Ian swept through Florida (United States) on Wednesday September 28. Until then classified in category 4, out of the 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, Ian was downgraded to category 1, announced the American National Hurricane Center (NHC), Thursday, around 5 a.m. (Paris time). ). The hurricane caused "catastrophic" flooding , the NHC said. More than 2 million homes were without electricity Wednesday evening in Florida, mainly around the path of the hurricane, according to the specialized site PowerOutage. On Wednesday evening, the US Coast Guard began operations to find around 20 missing migrants after their boat sank off the southeastern state of the United States. “Four Cuban migrants swam to shore (…). The Southeastern Sector Coa...

By realizing the dream of 650 sick children, wrestler John Cena breaks a unique record

The Guinness Book has just approved this unique record: in 20 years, the wrestler has responded to 650 sick children who have expressed the wish to meet him on the website of the "Make a wish" association. It's more than any other personality and it matters a lot, according to the doctors. It's an unexpected record that he didn't get in a ring, nor did he specifically seek to win, but the Guinness Book has just approved it all the same. John Cena , 45 years old, 1m90 for 110kg, thirteen times winner of the WWE championship, three times world heavyweight champion, five times United States champion, actor also in a dozen films, rapper... in short, a huge American wrestling star for twenty years. But since 2002, he has given himself another mission, more discreet: that of helping relatives of sick children by regularly fulfilling the wishes expressed on the website of the Make a Wish association . And it is this record that the Guinness has just approved: that of hav...

'He wasn't tight on critical hits': Three questions about cheating suspicions rocking the professional chess world

An unprecedented dispute pits Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen against American Hans Niemann, accused of cheating in physical and online tournaments. The case contrasts with the hushed universe of the "king of games". Since the beginning of September, the world chess champion, the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, accuses of cheating his American rival, Hans Niemann, whose career has recently taken off. After refusing two games with Niemann, while remaining silent on his reasons, Magnus Carlsen ended up openly accusing him of fraud in a press release (in English) posted on Twitter Monday, September 26. Franceinfo returns to this file which worries even the international chess federation. 1 Who are the two players concerned? At the origin of this scandal, Magnus Carlsen, 31, reigning world champion, who has been squatting the peaks of the discipline since 2013. Originally from Tønsberg, in Norway, he also holds the title of "International Grandmaster" of 'chess. H...

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cuba and approaches Florida

Hurricane Ian, which strengthened into category 3 on Tuesday, is likely to cause "devastating" damage in the coming hours. U Uno threat that intensifies over the hours. Hurricane Ian, which became a major category 3 hurricane on Tuesday (September 27th), hit the locality of La Coloma, a fishing village in the province of Pinar del Rio, on the west coast of Cuba, announced the Institute of Meteorology. Cuban. "Hurricane Ian is now in Cuban territory," an institute meteorologist told state television. In  the United States , Florida should also be impacted in the coming hours according to forecasts. Diatea Recenzije: Što je i Kako Koristiti, Rezultat 2022, Cijena! Kupi Sada “Maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 155 km/h with higher gusts. Rapid strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours and Ian is expected to become a major hurricane this (Monday) evening or early Tuesday when it approaches the west coast of Cuba,” the NHC warned in its last bulletin...

At the Oscars 2023, Russia will not send a film

The “seventh art” once again a collateral victim. No Russian film will be nominated for the Oscars this year , the Russian Film Academy announced on Monday, September 26, at a time when the United States and Russia are at odds with the conflict in Ukraine . In a statement, the Academy said it had decided not to select and send Russian films to apply for the 2023 Oscar for best international film. The head of the committee responsible for sending Russian feature films to the Oscars, Pavel Tchoukhraï, denounced this Tuesday, September 27 a decision taken “behind his back” and announced his resignation. Create a “Eurasian” equivalent ? Earlier on Monday, director Nikita Mikhalkov, a major figure in Russian cinema and ardent supporter of President Vladimir Putin's regime, had deemed it unnecessary for Russia to participate in the Oscars. "It seems to me that choosing a film that will represent Russia in a country, which in reality currently denies the existence of Russia, simply d...