New Delhi: Hurricane Ian proved stronger than any winds that made landfall in the US in recent times.
Florida coast of the US on Wednesday was its theatre where torrential rains fell in floods. Roads looked like tributaries of some rivers that came from nowhere.
There was sustained howling in the stormy winds that bent palm trees like performing pole vault.
In this chaos, a TV reporter was seen struggling to withstand sweeping winds on a street darkened by wrapping rain.
He was almost swept away several times before he eventually found refuge by a lamppost.
A disoriented shark was seen shuttling up and down a flooded street.
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida's Lee County on Wednesday afternoon, producing winds of 150 miles per hour, npr reported.
The National Hurricane Center said that the hurricane lost strength as it moved across Florida, and was downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane.
However, Ian is capable of sustained winds of 90 mph and can cause intense storm surge and flooding damaging house and business, according to reports.
Reports say that more than 1.8 million people in Florida are without electricity.
On its way to Florida, hurricane Ian crossed Cuba twisting the nation killing two people, damaging its power grid stopping supply to 11 million people.
A more worrying report by US border authorities said 20 Cuban migrants are missing after their boat caught in the land-falling hurricane off the Florida coast.
The Federal government pressed into service 300 ambulances, medical teams and 3.7 meals as well as 3.5 million liters of water for the affected.