HAVANA — A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta made landfall on Florida's Lower Matecumbe Key on Sunday night, days after leaving scores of dead and over 100 missing in Mexico and Central America. Florida officials closed beaches, ports and COVID testing sites, shut down public transportation and urged residents to stay off the street. Several shelters also opened in Miami and the Florida Keys for residents in mobile homes and low lying areas. ETA MAY THREATEN FLORIDA AFTER DEVASTATING CENTRAL AMERICA WITH DEADLY FLOODINGOn Sunday night, authorities in Lauderhill, Florida, responded to a report of a car that had driven into a canal. TROPICAL STORM ETA LASHES NICARAGUA WITH RAINS, DEADLY MUDSLIDESSome 60,000 people had been evacuated in Guatemala.

Source: Fox News November 09, 2020 05:03 UTC