Florida [US]: Twenty-three individuals were discovered missing after a boat bring travelers tipped over off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, US Boundary Patrol said in a declaration as the typhoon struck the US state, CBS news reported.

” U.S. Border Patrol agents … replied to a migrant landing in Supply Island, Florida,” Miami Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar claimed on Twitter, adding that four Cuban travelers swam to shore after their vessel sank due to harsh climate.

Three individuals were later rescued in the water concerning two miles south of Boca Chica, media reported pricing quote the Shore guard.

The survivors were later on taken to the close-by healthcare facility as they suffered exhaustion as well as dehydration. The look for missing individuals is still on.

More than one million Florida homeowners have actually lost power after the effective and also several homes have actually been put under discharge orders as the dangerous storm hit the United States. Moreover, Cyclone Ian maintained wind accelerate to 250km/h (155mph), bringing along hefty rainfalls.

Previously on Tuesday, seven migrants from Cuba were taken into custody after they made it to shore in Pompano Coastline, Florida, Slosar stated while revealing the detentions as he alerted individuals to not risk lives by attempting this trip mixed-up.

A lot of west-central Florida has actually observed rain as well as crushing winds due to hurricane Ian.

Estimating the National Typhoon Facility, Al Jazeera has reported “devastating” flooding and also wind damage on Florida’s southwest coast because of Typhoon Ian.

Furthermore, Cuba likewise began slowly recovering power on Wednesday after the cyclone completely fell down the island’s power grid and also created chaos.