Miami — El número de muertos provocado por el paso del huracán Michael por el sureste de Estados Unidos aumentó a por lo menos seis, después de que autoridades informasen hoy de la muerte de otras cuatro personas, tres de ellas en Florida, donde el ciclón tocó tierra este miércoles con fuerza de categoría 4.
La oficina del alguacil del condado de Gadsden, en el noroeste de Florida, informó hoy de que cuatro personas murieron como consecuencia del ciclón, que también ha ocasionado graves daños materiales.
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Scott Brazer and his dog Franklin take shelter in a parking garage as Hurricane Michael passes through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
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Debris is blown down a street by Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018 in Panama City.
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A trash can and debris are blown down a street by Hurricane Michael on October 10, 2018 in Panama City.
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Frank Gaetano takes shelter in a parking garage as Hurricane Michael passes through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City.
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Derik Kline takes shelter in a parking garage as Hurricane Michael passes through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City. The hurricane made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle as a Category 4 storm.
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A storm chaser climbs into his vehicle during the eye of Hurricane Michael to retrieve equipment after a hotel canopy collapsed in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.
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Hotel employees look at a canopy that just collapsed, as Hurricane Michael passes through in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018.
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An electric transformer explodes in the distance as heavy rains and wind from Hurricane Michael blanket the Florida State University campus Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Waves crash against the Malecon, triggered by the outer bands of Hurricane Michael, as tourists drive past in a classic American car in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. A fast and furious Hurricane Michael is churning toward the Florida Panhandle with 110 mph winds and a potential storm surge of 12 feet, giving tens of thousands of people precious little time to get out.
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EASTPOINT, FL - OCTOBER 09: Waves crash against a home seawall as the surge starts pushing the tide higher as Hurricane Michael approaches on October 9, 2018 in Eastpoint, Florida. The hurricane is forecast to hit the Florida Panhandle at a possible category 3 storm. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
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People look out to the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Michael approaches October 9, 2018 in Panama City Beach, Florida - Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm with winds over 100 miles per hour on Tuesday as Florida’s governor warned it could bring “total devastation” to parts of the southern US state. The storm -- currently located over the Gulf of Mexico -- is sweeping toward the Florida coast at around 12 miles (19 kilometers) per hour and is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon, bringing with it “life threatening” storm surges and heavy rainfall, the National Hurricane Center said. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images
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Krystal Day, of Homosassa, Fla., left, leads a sandbag assembly line at the Old Port Cove restaurant Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, in Ozello, Fla. Employees were hoping to protect the restaurant from floodwaters as Hurricane Michael continues to churn in the Gulf of Mexico heading for the Florida panhandle. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) (Chris O’Meara / AP)
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 08: Drivers line up for gasoline as Hurricane Michael bears down on the northern Gulf coast of Florida on October 8, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. Michael was forecast to become a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 mph when it makes landfall in the Florida panhandle later this week. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 08: Drivers line up for gasoline as Hurricane Michael bears down on the northern Gulf coast of Florida on October 8, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. Michael was forecast to become a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 mph when it makes landfall in the Florida panhandle later this week. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
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TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 08: People line up for gasoline as Hurricane Michael bears down on the northern Gulf coast of Florida on October 8, 2018 outside Tallahassee, Florida. Michael was forecast to become a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 mph when it makes landfall in the Florida panhandle later this week. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images)
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Julie Logsdon loads her dogs Tobias and Luna into her car in Panama City, Fla., as Hurricane Michael approaches on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. She is evacuating with her husband, four pets and belongings that could get damaged if the house leaks. (Joshua Boucher/News Herald via AP) (Joshua Boucher / AP)
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Bobby Smith boards up the windows at Jani’s Ceramics in Panama City, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP) (Patti Blake / AP)
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Bobby Smith boards up the windows at Jani’s Ceramics in Panama City, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP) (Patti Blake / AP)
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Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Andrew Gillum, left, helps Eboni Sipling fill up sandbags in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Residents in Florida’s Panhandle and Big Bend are getting ready for Hurricane Michael, which is expected to make landfall by midweek. (AP Photo/Gary Fineout) (Gary Fineout / AP)
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From left, Haskel Johnson, Daniel Tippett, Jennifer Tippett and Nobuko Johnson fill sand bags at the Lynn Haven Sports Complex in Lynn Haven, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, to prepare for Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake /News Herald via AP) (Patti Blake / AP)
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Rob Docko ties a knot while securing his boat at the St. Andrews Marina in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, to prepare for Hurricane Michael. (Patti Blake /News Herald via AP) (Patti Blake / AP)
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Capt. Steve Haeusler, left, and Wyatt Ferreira take down the sign for Haeusler’s charter fishing boat “First Light” on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Boat captains in this fishing community were relocating their vessels to safer locations in advance of Hurricane Michael. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) (Devon Ravine / AP)
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Wyatt Ferreira gets ready to move the charter fishing boat “First Light” from its mooring in the harbor in Destin, Fla., Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Boat captains in this fishing community were relocating their vessels to safer waters in advance of Hurricane Michael. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) (Devon Ravine / AP)
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Aaron Smith carries a couple hundred feet of anchor rope as prepares to move his charter fishing boat “Sea Fix” from the Destin Harbor in Destin, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Boat captains in this fishing community were relocating their vessels to safer locations in advance of Hurricane Michael. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) (Devon Ravine / AP)
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Commercial boats leave the Destin Harbor in Destin, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Residents of this Florida panhandle city were busy Monday readying themselves for Hurricane Michael, which is predicted to make landfall somewhere around Panama City, Fla. (Devon Ravine/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP) (Devon Ravine / AP)
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This NOAA/RAMMB satellite image taken on October 8, 2018 at 16:45 UTC shows Hurricane Michael off the US Gulf Coast. - Tropical storm Michael strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane October 8, 2018 as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, meteorologists said. The weather system was located between Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula and the west coast of Cuba by 1500 GMT and was heading slowly towards the northern Gulf Coast of Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said. (Photo by HO / NOAA/RAMMB / AFP)
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Entre ellos, está el hombre que murió tras caer un árbol sobre el techo de su casa en la ciudad de Greensboro, al noroeste de Tallahasse, la capital de Florida, fallecimiento del que ya se había informado a la prensa este miércoles.
La oficina del alguacil no detalló hoy la identidad del hombre ni de las otras tres otras víctimas mortales.
Estas muertes se suman a la de una niña de 11 años en Georgia, que fue golpeada este miércoles por una estructura metálica que atravesó el tejado de su vivienda, y la de un conductor al que le cayó este jueves un árbol en una autopista de Carolina del Norte, según informaron hoy autoridades de la región.
Michael, que avanza ahora como tormenta tropical a unas 25 millas (40 km) al sur de Greensboro (Carolina del Norte), causó grandes inundaciones y destrucción de viviendas en una amplia zona costera del noroeste de Florida.
El sistema presenta actualmente vientos máximos sostenidos de 50 millas por hora (85 km/h) y se dirige al noreste a 23 millas por hora (37 km/h), según el último boletín el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC).
El NHC, con sede en Miami, señaló que Michael continua ocasionando inundaciones en áreas de Carolina del Norte y Virginia.
