El balance de víctimas por 'Florence' aumenta a 18 con la muerte de un bebé
El ciclón, convertido ya en depresión tropical, se encuentra hoy en el extremo occidental del estado de Virginia, con vientos de 50 kilómetros por hora.
El número de muertes relacionadas con el paso del huracán Florence por la costa sureste de Estados Unidos aumentó a 18 con el fallecimiento de un bebé después de que un árbol cayese sobre su casa, informan hoy medios locales.
El bebé, de tres meses, no pudo superar las heridas sufridas cuando un pino se derrumbó sobre la casa móvil familiar en la tarde del domingo, informó el comisionado del condado de Gaston, en Carolina del Norte.
Esta es la segunda muerte de un niño pequeño a causa de Florence, después de que el viernes falleciese otro, junto con su madre, cuando otro árbol cayó sobre su vivienda en Wilmington, ciudad cercana a donde el ojo de Florence tocó tierra como huracán de categoría 1 y vientos de 150 kilómetros por hora.
El domingo fallecieron además otras tres personas en el mismo número de accidentes de carretera debido a las malas condiciones meteorológicas o de la vía producidas por Florence, según autoridades locales.
El sábado, cuando el balance de víctimas era todavía de cinco muertos, el presidente Donald Trump mostró a través de Twitter su "más profunda empatía y cariño" a las familias y allegados de los fallecidos.
Five deaths have been recorded thus far with regard to hurricane Florence! Deepest sympathies and warmth go out to the families and friends of the victims. May God be with them!
El ciclón, convertido ya en depresión tropical, se encuentra hoy en el extremo occidental del estado de Virginia, con vientos de 50 kilómetros por hora.
Mientras tanto, seguirá provocando grandes precipitaciones en Carolina del Norte y el noroeste de Carolina del Sur y Virginia Occidental.
Esto complicará la situación de varios ríos de la región que amenazan con desbordarse, lo que pondría de nuevo peligro a los residentes en la zona, alertan las autoridades.
En su último boletín sobre Florence, el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, en inglés) de EEUU, los meteorólogos indican que siguen vigentes los avisos de inundaciones en una gran parte de la costa sureste del país.
Workers assess trees that have fallen in Wayne County, NC from the tropical storm-force winds of Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Rising waters threaten downtown Washington, NC as the Pimlico River overruns its' banks, a result of storm surge from Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A message is posted on a boarded up building before the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Oak Island, North Carolina, U.S., September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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Search and Rescue workers from New York rescue a man from flooding caused by Hurricane Florence in River Bend, North Carolina, U.S. in this September 14, 2018 handout photo. NYC Emergency Management/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THI...
A motorist navigates away from a fallen tree blocking a road after the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
A member of the U.S. Army walks through floodwaters near the Union Point Park Complex as Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
A woman attached to a respiratory machine is seen in a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Customers pick up last minute supplies at a convenience mart ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill
FAIRFIELD HARBOUR, NC - SEPTEMBER 14: Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolin...
Dozens of downed trees block Market Street in the Historic District of Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday Sept. 14, 2018. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images)
A car is destroyed from falling bricks as Hurricane Florence passes over Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. - Florence smashed into the US East Coast Friday with howling winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm surges as...
Flood waters from the Trent River inundate a park in Pollocksville, North Carolina on September 14, 2018 during Hurricane Florence. - Florence smashed into the US East Coast Friday with howling winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm ...
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A fallen tree lies atop the crushed roof of a fast food restaurant after the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Workers assess trees that have fallen in Wayne County, NC from the tropical storm-force winds of Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Rising waters threaten downtown Washington, NC as the Pimlico River overruns its' banks, a result of storm surge from Hurricane Florence, September 14, 2018. (Photo by Michael Candelori/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A message is posted on a boarded up building before the arrival of Hurricane Florence on Oak Island, North Carolina, U.S., September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Search and Rescue workers from New York rescue a man from flooding caused by Hurricane Florence in River Bend, North Carolina, U.S. in this September 14, 2018 handout photo. NYC Emergency Management/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THI...
A motorist navigates away from a fallen tree blocking a road after the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S., September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
A member of the U.S. Army walks through floodwaters near the Union Point Park Complex as Hurricane Florence comes ashore in New Bern, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
A woman attached to a respiratory machine is seen in a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
People are seen inside a shelter run by Red Cross before Hurricane Florence comes ashore in Grantsboro, North Carolina, U.S., September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Customers pick up last minute supplies at a convenience mart ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Florence in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. September 13, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill
FAIRFIELD HARBOUR, NC - SEPTEMBER 14: Members of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 4 from Oakland, California, search a flooded neighborhood for evacuees during Hurricane Florence September 14, 2018 in Fairfield Harbour, North Carolin...
Dozens of downed trees block Market Street in the Historic District of Wilmington, N.C. as Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday Sept. 14, 2018. (Chuck Liddy/The News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images)
A car is destroyed from falling bricks as Hurricane Florence passes over Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14, 2018. - Florence smashed into the US East Coast Friday with howling winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm surges as...
Flood waters from the Trent River inundate a park in Pollocksville, North Carolina on September 14, 2018 during Hurricane Florence. - Florence smashed into the US East Coast Friday with howling winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm ...