MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: 07: A business owner takes down a sign as he prepares for Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The state of Florida is in the track of where the hurricane may make landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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  • MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: 07: A business owner takes down a sign as he prepares for Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The state of Florida is in the track of where the hurricane may make landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: 07: A business owner takes down a sign as he prepares for Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The state of Florida is in the track of where the hurricane may make landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • Edward Pastrana installs wood shutters at the Miami City Ballet in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys and parts of South Florida. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the Florida Keys and coastal areas in South Florida. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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    Edward Pastrana installs wood shutters at the Miami City Ballet in Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys and parts of South Florida. Mandatory evacuations were issued for the Florida Keys and coastal areas in South Florida. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

  • A worker covers the windows of a restaurant with plywood in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
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    A worker covers the windows of a restaurant with plywood in preparation for Hurricane Irma in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S., September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

  • MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Workers finish covering the ground floor windows of the Chesterfield Hotel as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Workers finish covering the ground floor windows of the Chesterfield Hotel as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: 07:Jim DeSilva and Milton Ibanez (L-R) put window protection on their business, Sandy Point, as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. It's still too early to know where the direct impact of the hurricane will take place but the state of Florida is in the area of possible landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: 07:Jim DeSilva and Milton Ibanez (L-R) put window protection on their business, Sandy Point, as they prepare for Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami, Florida. It's still too early to know where the direct impact of the hurricane will take place but the state of Florida is in the area of possible landfall. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: The windows if a diner are boarded up as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: The windows if a diner are boarded up as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Workers board up the Mango's Restaurant and Night Club as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: Workers board up the Mango's Restaurant and Night Club as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

  • MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: A couple walks past the Mango's Restaurant and Night Club that is closed and being boarded up as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 07: A couple walks past the Mango's Restaurant and Night Club that is closed and being boarded up as the city prepares for the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 7, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it could hit south Florida this weekend. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

El alcalde del condado Miami-Dade, Carlos Giménez, amplió las órdenes de evacuación en dos zonas adicionales del condado debido a las amenazas "mortales" que supone la previsible llegada del este fin de semana a Florida.


En una rueda de prensa, el alcalde Giménez ordenó la evacuación en el área de Homestead, al sur del condado, y parte de una zona aledaña a esta, al norte, después de evaluar la situación junto con autoridades del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (CNH).

Giménez ya había ordenado este miércoles la evacuación "obligatoria" en la zona costera del condado, que incluye la zona turística de Miami Beach y otras islas aledañas, para residentes y vehículos móviles.

Unas 31.000 personas ya se han ido de los cayos de Florida y decenas de miles en el sureste del estado esperaban órdenes obligatorias de evacuación para este jueves. Unas 150.000 personas en Miami Beach y otras pequeñas islas frente a Miami también deberán irse del lugar.

En Miami Beach, las personas llenaban los maleteros de sus autos con agua y otras provisiones, y compartían información de contacto con sus vecinos mientras se preparaban para emprender viaje.

Asimismo, emblemáticos comercios y establecimientos tuvieron que cerrar sus puertas. Los propietarios tapiaron las puertas de sus locales y buscaron protegerlas con arena.

"He vivido huracanes antes, pero este es enorme", dijo Robert McCleary, un jubilado de 67 años. "Estoy muy preocupado por los indigentes, los más pobres", aseguró.

La ampliación de las zonas de evacuación, que entró en vigencia esta mañana, incluye Bay Harbour Islands, Golden Beach, Indian Creek Village, North Bay Village. Sunne Isles Beach y Surfside.

El alcalde del condado además anunció hoy que ya están abiertos cuatro refugios en escuelas de South Miami, North Miami Beach, West Kendall y Miami, este último adecuado para recibir a residentes con mascotas, y que pronto abrirán otros cuatro.

Fuente: EFE/AFP

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