The powerful Hurricane Idalia hit the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning, in the midst of a series of unusual warnings and historic records. The impact was recorded in the Big Bend, a predominantly rural area that suffered “significant damage,” according to the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
A preliminary report from Moody’s Analytics puts the losses from damages and reduced production due to Idalia at between 12,000 and 20,000 million dollars.
In addition, US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared briefly paralyzed and was unable to answer a reporter’s question at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after suffering a similar episode in Washington.
These are the videos that marked the week:
1.- The unusual and devastating passage of Hurricane Idalia
Hurricane Idalia battered Florida on Wednesday with the force of a speeding 125-mph train, ripping trees in half, ripping hotel roofs off and turning small cars into boats before hitting Georgia and South Carolina as a severe storm that flooded roads and forced residents to move to higher ground.
In the days before, Florida feared the worst as it continued to recover from last year’s Hurricane Ian, which battered the heavily populated Fort Myers area, killing 149 people in the state.
Although the Idalia Passage caused only 3 deaths, it was the first major hurricane, Category 3 or stronger, to pass through Florida’s Apalachee Bay. In addition, the storm surge that it caused broke records in various parts where it passed.
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2.- Mitch McConnell paralyzes again in front of the cameras
As happened a little over a month ago at an event in Washington DC, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had a new bout of paralysis when he was unable to answer questions from reporters.
When asked in Kentucky on Wednesday about his plans to run for re-election in 2026, the legislator asked him to repeat the question and later, after the reporter clarified, he froze, staring straight ahead, for about 30 seconds.
This is the video of what happened:
“What are my thoughts on what?”: Mitch McConnell freezes again in front of the cameras
3.- New variant of the coronavirus puts the authorities on alert
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is concerned about the new variant of covid-19 known as BA.2.86.
Dr. José Montero of the CDC assures that this variant “has enough changes” to put the authorities on alert. So far, two infected have been detected in the United States.
This is what is known so far:
New variant of the coronavirus puts the authorities on alert: there are 9 cases in the world, two in the US
4.- Relatives of little María González fear that relatives of the alleged rapist and murderer will attempt against them
This week new details were learned about the case of María González, the minor who was murdered in her own home while her father was at work.
In the midst of grief, the family now fears that the relatives of Juan Carlos García, allegedly responsible for the crime, will take reprisals against them. This is why they have requested special protection from the authorities.
This is what the little girl’s relatives said:
Relatives of little María González fear that relatives of the alleged rapist and murderer will attempt against them
5.- He was stolen at birth and adopted by a family in the US: 42 years later he found his mother in Chile
The staff of a hospital in Chile notified the mother of Jimmy Thyden that her newborn baby had died, however, the child had been taken and given up for adoption to another family.
It took 42 years for Thyden to meet his mother, four brothers and a sister.
This is his moving story:
He was stolen at birth and adopted by a family in the US: 42 years later he found his mother in Chile
6.- They discover for the first time a living worm inside a human brain
Australian doctors published a scientific article in which they have revealed a strange medical case.
It is about the presence of a live parasite of 3 inches in length that was found in the brain of a 64-year-old patient, who lives in New South Wales, Australia. A similar presence in humans has never been documented before.
They discover for the first time a living worm inside a human brain
2023-09-02 12:52:00
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