China News Service, September 17 reported that on the 16th local time, "Sally", which had been reduced to a tropical cyclone, continued to ravage Alabama and Florida on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
According to the latest news, the mayor of Orange Beach, Alabama, said that the hurricane has killed one person and another person is missing; in Escambia County, Florida, at least 337 people have been rescued from the flood.
Hurricane "Sally" made landfall on the southern coast of Alabama, USA on the 16th.
The picture shows a large number of vehicles immersed in water on the street.
According to the latest news, the National Hurricane Center pointed out that "Sally" has been downgraded to a tropical cyclone and is currently located about 30 miles south-southeast of Montgomery County, Alabama, with a maximum sustained wind speed of 35 miles per hour.
However, the National Hurricane Center warned that "Sally" is still bringing "heavy rain" to eastern Alabama and western Georgia.
On the 16th, at least 337 people in Escambia County, Florida were rescued from the flood.
Officials in Pensacola, the county's capital, said that on the 17th, 200 members of the National Guard will go to the area to provide assistance.
Previously, Escambia County and some coastal towns in Alabama had announced curfews.
On the same day, Pensacola Fire Department Chief Ginny Klanno said: "Pensacola has more than 30 inches of rainfall (about 76 cm)...that is, within 4 hours, 4 months of rainfall. ."
According to reports, tropical cyclone "Sally" is expected to slowly pass through Georgia on the 17th.
It is expected that the rainfall of the day will reach at least 2 inches.