Eta makes landfall in lower Matecumbe Key, Florida: NHC

[November 09, 2020]    (Reuters) - Tropical storm Eta has made landfall on lower Matecumbe Key, Florida as a strong tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC)said in its latest advisory on Sunday.

People walk in floodwaters caused by Storm Eta in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. in this still frame picture obtained from social media video dated November 8, 2020. MORGAN SHATTUCK /via REUTERS

Eta, located about 30 miles (45 km) east-northeast of Marathon, Florida and packing maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour (100 km/h), is expected to strengthen into a hurricane near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.

(Reporting by Nakul Iyer in Bengaluru; editing by Richard Pullin)

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