- Evacuation Orders And State Of Emergency In Florida Before The Arrival Of Hurricane Nicole

A collapsed pier caused by Storm Nicole in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The deaths of Nicole in Florida rise to three after a man died when the hurricane hit his yacht

A 68-year-old man died this Thursday of cardiac arrest in Cocoa, a town located in the middle of the east coast of Florida (USA), when Nicole, who hit the area as a category 1 hurricane, caused strong blows of the sea ​​against the yacht he was on. With this, there are already three fatalities as a result of Nicole's passage through the state.

The first information, which includes flooding and damage to structures, pointed to the death of two people electrocuted by a cable that fell due to the force of the tropical storm winds in Orange County, in the center of the state.

Later, Yvonne Martínez, a spokeswoman for the Cocoa Police Department in Brevard County, explained that a 911 call for help was received from a woman who reported that her husband was in danger.

"The couple was on their yacht docked in the Lee Wenner Park area," said Martinez, who explained that when help arrived they found the couple inside the boat.

Firefighters managed to get on the yacht and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation of the man, who was later transferred to a medical center where they confirmed his death.

Collapsed houses and canceled flights

Meanwhile, the areas of Florida most affected this Thursday by the passage of tropical storm Nicole, which reached the category of hurricane 1 when it hit the east coast of the state, are slowly recovering normality while the tropical system continues its march towards the north.

Regarding property damage, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood reported on social media that bridges to the beach in the Daytona Beach area were closed.

It also reported that houses in the coastal area of ​​Wilbur-by-the-Sea have collapsed and other properties are at imminent risk.

Hurricane Nicole, over northwest Florida, in a satellite image taken Thursday.

On the coast facing the Gulf of Mexico, the Tampa International Airport, one of the most affected, reported that it has remained open and operational, but weather conditions caused the cancellation of 18% of flights and the delay of 30%.

Another consequence of Nicole's passage through Florida was the loss of electrical service, which according to the website Poweroutage.us had not yet recovered more than 135,000 subscribers this Thursday night.

At 7:00 p.m. local time (1:00 a.m. Spanish peninsular time), the center of Nicole was located 65 km from Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, and its maximum sustained winds dropped 65 km / h compared to 100 km / h from this Thursday to noon, reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.