Hurricane Debby in the US. First victims reported

Police say a 13-year-old boy was killed in Fanning Springs, Florida, after a tree fell on the house where he lived – The New York Times reported.

The truck driver who was killed was also killed he skidded and lost control of the vehicle on the Tampa beltway – a local television station reported, quoted by Reuters.

Hurricane-force winds led to damage to power linesdepriving more than 300 thousand farms in northern Florida and southern Georgia.

Hurricane Debby, a first-degree, lowest-level hurricane from the Gulf of Mexico arrived in northern Florida on Monday morning and Georgia and South Carolina. After hitting the coast, the hurricane weakened to a tropical storm.

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that winds reached maximum speed 190 km/h in Georgia. Current wind speeds are around 110 km/h.

Forecasters warn that Debby will bring catastrophic flooding in the next few days. They estimate that rainfall in some places may reach up to 50 cm.

They are also predicting a storm surge off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. Waves could reach heights of ponad 120 cm.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on the ongoing tropical storm declared a state of emergency. The storm damage was removed two thousand soldiers.

Savannah's mayor has implemented a citywide curfew from 10pm until 6 a.m. Tuesday. He appealed to residents not to leave their homes for their own safety.

Due to the occurrence of tropical storms Tallahassee International Airport has been closed to noon local time. Other Florida airports, including Tampa International and Orlando International, are open, although several hundred flights were canceled or is delayed.

Debby is the fourth strongest hurricane in the Atlantic this year. By the end of the hurricane season, 17 to 25 named tropical storms are predicted to occur.

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