Good morning. A fairly cloudy start with rain across the North And East but later it will brighten up in the Far North of the Country And North of the far south with a few showers but it will turn Colder for us all. All the details shortly. Its Wednesday 9th october. Millions of americans have been urged to evacuate parts of florida Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. It strengthened again overnight to become a category 5 Storm the highest rating and is expected to make landfall in the next 2a hours. Forecasters say milton has the potential to be One of the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded in the Region And President Joe Biden has described the situation in florida as a matter of Life And Death. Our reporter Steve Knibbs has more. Siren. An Evacuation Siren on the streets of Redington Shores in florida. Debris is still piled up after Storm Helene two weeks ago, and now people are being told they have to leave again. Mandatory Evacuation Orders are in place for nearly Six
and time of year adobe one of the most dangerous places to be in the next 2a hours. a fast moving wildfire in canada, which has rapidly one day, is threatening tens of thousands of people in the western province of british columbia. more residents have been told to be ready to evacuate at any moment. on friday, british columbia declared a state of emergency. the airspace around the town of kelowna has been closed and there are travel restrictions in place. across a nearby lake, fanned by strong winds sparking even more fire. jason brolund is a localfire chief. yesterday was one of the most difficult days you ve ever had to face. three houses were burning all next to each other and i was expanding up it was threatening hundreds of homes above those three
yesterday morning. emergency services were at the scene within minutes. they found a 3 storey block of flats completely flattened. it s-storey block of flats completely flattened. it is a scene of completely flattened. it is a scene of utter completely flattened. it is a scene of utter devastation. | completely flattened. it is a | scene of utter devastation. i mean, the building has completely collapsed. it doesn t even look like a building was. doesn t even look like a buildin: was. ,, , ., building was. smoke stained the s line of building was. smoke stained the skyline of st building was. smoke stained the skyline of st helier, building was. smoke stained the skyline of st helier, as - building was. smoke stained the skyline of st helier, as fire - skyline of st helier, as fire crews helped people from neighbouring buildings. we heard an explosion about 4am this morning, half three, 4am. we got this morning, half three, 4am. we got up. this morning, half three, 4am. we
change which has turned the thick brush on the hillsides into dry, brittle kindling. the localfire into dry, brittle kindling. the local fire chief said previously manageable wildfires quickly get out of hand. fiur quickly get out of hand. our fuel moisture quickly get out of hand. our fuel moisture is quickly get out of hand. oi fuel moisture is right now are very low which basically means that when a fire starts, it will get established very rapidly. throwing some wind on that and the terrain, the steepness of it, was a bad recipe. steepness of it, was a bad recie. ., ., , steepness of it, was a bad recie. ., ., ., , recipe. mandatory evacuations are in place recipe. mandatory evacuations are in place for recipe. mandatory evacuations are in place for several- recipe. mandatory evacuations are in place for several areas | are in place for several areas along the pacific coast while voluntary evacuation orders were also issued. an estimated 900 homes are currently under evacu
site, this building i should repeat is not part of the reactor, it is a training adjacent construction facility to the reactors. these caused a localised fire which was extinguished by the local fibre at the plant. by the localfire extinguished by the local fibre at the plant. by the local fire at the plant. by the local fire at the plant. by the local fire at the plant. it is important to say that all the safety systems of the six reactors at the plant were not affected. at all. there has been no release of radioactive material.