Trump y Melania viajan a la devastada Florida tras paso de Irma (fotos)

Trump y Melania viajan a la devastada Florida tras paso de Irma (fotos)

U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
 Donald Trump responde a una pregunta de un reportero en la   Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

 

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, visitará la devastada Florida tras el paso del huracán Irma el jueves, donde la policía investiga la muerte de ocho pacientes dentro de un asilo de ancianos luego de que se cortó la luz debido al fenómeno climático.

La policía en Hollywood, al norte de Miami, abrió una investigación criminal el miércoles tras hallar a tres pacientes muertos en el Centro de Rehabilitación de Hollywood Hill, una instalación que estaba operando con poco o sin aire acondicionado.





Otros cuatro pacientes murieron en o en camino al hospital y posteriormente se determinó que un quinto falleció la noche previa, dijeron funcionarios.

Irma dejó 81 muertos, más de la mitad en islas del Caribe golpeadas con fuerza, y funcionarios seguían evaluando los daños del segundo gran huracán que ha afectado a Estados Unidos continental este año.

Trump visitará Fort Myers, en el sudoeste de Florida, un área muy golpeada por la tormenta, para ser informado sobre el fenómeno. Luego viajará al sur a Naples, Florida, para reunirse con residentes que lidian con las consecuencias de la tormenta, dijo la Casa Blanca en un comunicado.

“La devastación provocada por el huracán Irma fue mucho mayor, al menos en ciertos lugares, a lo que se podría pensar, ¡pero personas increíbles trabajan duro!”, comentó el mandatario en una publicación en Twitter el martes.

Irma, una de las tormentas tropicales más poderosas que se ha desatado en el Atlántico, pasó por el Caribe con una fuerza devastadora y afectó la costa norte de Cuba la semana pasada.

El domingo llegó a las cadenas de islas de los Cayos de Florida, con vientos sostenidos de 215 kilómetros por hora, para luego avanzar a la costa de Florida del lado del Golfo de México y disiparse.

Además de graves inundaciones en Florida y daños a la propiedad en los Cayos, los residentes enfrentaron apagones generalizados de electricidad que inicialmente dejaron a más de la mitad del estado en la oscuridad. Unas 4,3 millones de viviendas y locales comerciales aún estaban sin energía el miércoles en Florida y estados adyacentes.

Las pérdidas totales aseguradas que dejó la tormenta ascenderían a unos 25.000 millones de dólares, incluyendo 18.000 millones de dólares en Estados Unidos y 7.000 millones de dólares en el Caribe, estimó el miércoles Karen Clark & Company.

Irma azotó a Florida unas dos semanas después de que el huracán Harvey afectó a Houston, con un saldo de unos 60 muertos y daños por 180.000 millones de dólares, mayormente por inundaciones.

Reuters

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U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter’s question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (L) board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (L) board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (R) board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (R) board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter’s question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump board Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporter’s question as he boards Air Force One for travel to view Hurricane Irma response efforts in Florida, from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after speaking to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after speaking to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington on his way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington on his way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he and First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump stands beside U.S. President Donald Trump as they depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. First Lady Melania Trump stands beside U.S. President Donald Trump as they depart the White House in Washington on their way to view storm damage in Florida, U.S., September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque