"Fairies" against KIS

In Florida, a state of emergency on the Florida-Chis archipelago was introduced yesterday, a state of emergency was introduced yesterday in connection with the approaching hurricane. This was announced by the Governor of the state of Florida Charlie Krist.

According to the forecasts of experts of the US National Center for Hurricanes, the Fai tropical storm today can fall on the islands. The power of the wind in the center of the storm can increase to 120 km/h. According to the cryst, local authorities have everything necessary to cope with the elements, but he still ordered additional precautions to take: classes were canceled in schools, residents of the islands of Florida-Chis ordered to evacuate to the mainland, asylums were opened. Residents of Miami yesterday bought drinking water and essential products.

Yesterday, Fei passed over Cuba. Contrary to the forecasts of Cuban meteorologists, Storm went around the central areas and caught only the eastern end of the island, causing insignificant damage to several villages. On the eve of the storm, the Cuban authorities introduced a state of emergency in Havana and the central province of St. Petersburg. More than 5 thousand inhabitants of the lowlands were evacuated. In the province of SENFEGOS, traditional carnival festivities were canceled. All rescue services were brought into a state of increased readiness to help more than 24 thousand foreign tourists vacationing at the Varadero resort. According to the chief meteorologist Cuba Jose Rubyira, these days almost 20 cm of precipitation will fall on the island, which will lead to floods and dangerous landslides.

The Fai took the course on Cuba and Florida after he went over the island of Haiti, to whom he had made significant destruction. In the Republic of Haiti, a passenger bus turned over due to the spill of the river, which led to the death of more than 40 people. In the Dominican Republic, 5 people were killed, even more than 2 thousand were forced to leave their homes. Two people disappeared on Jamaica.

Fearing possible casualties and destruction, Royal Dutch Shell evacuated almost 400 of its employees with oil producing platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.

Formed off the coast of Africa on August 7, Fei became the sixth tropical storm of this season of hurricanes in the Atlantic.

08/18/2008 / Polina Khimshiashvili, the material was published in the newspaper No. 155 dated 08/19/2008.