China News Service, September 28. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Hurricane "Ian" swept through western Cuba in the form of a strong hurricane on September 27, local time, causing hundreds of thousands of power outages.
"Ian" will then make landfall in the US state of Florida, where it is expected to intensify into a catastrophic Category 4 storm, and 2.5 million people in the state have been ordered to evacuate.
According to reports, "Ian" landed in Cuba's Binar del Río province, where officials set up 55 shelters, evacuated 50,000 people, and dispatched emergency personnel.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Cuba was "severely affected by high winds and storm surge" as the hurricane hit with winds of 205 kilometers per hour.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of Cubans suffered power outages due to Hurricane Ian.
Many buildings across the country were damaged and one person was killed.
US media said that "Ian" is expected to become more powerful over the Gulf of Mexico.
Winds topped 209 km/h as it approached the southwest coast of Florida, where 2.5 million people were ordered to evacuate.
Florida Governor DeSantis also urged people to prepare for prolonged power outages and to stay away from the storm's likely path.
"It's a big storm. When it makes landfall, there's a lot of water waves. You end up with extremely severe storm surge and flooding," DeSantis said at a Sarasota news conference. Sarasota Tower, a coastal city of more than 50,000 people, could be affected by the hurricane.