Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida on October 10, 2018. The wind speed at the epicenter of the storm reaches 250 kilometers per hour. Hurricane Michael is more powerful than Hurricane Florence.

For Florida, Michael became the most powerful hurricane to reach the state's northwestern coast in the entire history of observations since 1851. The storm formed on October 7.

US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in Florida due to the approaching storm. The city of Mexico Beach was the first to feel the destructive force of the storm. The disaster claimed the lives of 29 people.

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