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President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for Florida as Hurricane Idalia approaches and strengthens.
Biden held a conversation with DeSantis today and emphasized that the federal government would fully support the state in preparing for the storm and its aftermath, CNN reports.
Biden also said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has pre-positioned personnel and assets in preparation for the storm.
As of this morning, the storm was 90 miles off the west coast of Cuba with winds of up to 65 miles per hour.
Governor Ron DeSantis warned residents to prepare for Hurricane Idalia to hit the country. According to him, the storm Idalia will intensify in the Caribbean Sea, turning into a "major hurricane", affecting the coast of the Gulf of Mexico this week.
"It will be a powerful storm," he said.
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