were able to rescue themselves. many roads and bridges are impassable. the floods also cut off electricity and water supplies hundreds of rescuers including the spanish military and now trying to help the affected communities and clean up the mess the raging waters left behind. and authorities in florida are urging nearly half a million people to evacuate immediately as hurricane michael string strengthens into an extremely dangerous category four storm forecasters say the hurricane will hit the gulf shore of the state in the next few hours whens are already packing speeds strong enough to the store roofs and walls it's also fear that this storm could create huge waves as high as four meters u.s. president all trump has declared a state of emergency and florida's governor says the hurricane could be one of the worst in living memory. now the storm is here it is not safe to travel across the