In recent hours, some daring tourists or young people who have had too much to drink have not been deterred by the worsening weather in the Florida Keys, caused by the proximity of Hurricane Helene, and have taken photos next to the famous buoy marking 90 miles to Cuba.
Images shared on social media show families, even with minors, posing as usual next to the monument, despite the flooding in the area and the visibly deteriorated condition of the sea in the zone.
Videos from early Thursday showed some young people climbing directly on the monument in an act that entails extreme irresponsibility and danger.
"What else can you do at 2 in the morning than watch drunk people in Key West live during a hurricane?" joked one of the internet users who shared images from the webcam located next to the buoy.
A video of the area taken shortly after 7 in the morning this Thursday showed the flooded zone and the force with which gigantic waves were crashing.
There is a flood watch for all of South Florida with accumulations that could be in the range of 3-5 and up to 6 inches.
Hurricane Helene reached category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson scale on the morning of this Thursday and is approaching the Florida coast as a dangerous cyclone.
At 11:00 a.m. (local time), Helene was located about 405 kilometers southwest of Tampa, with maximum sustained winds of 165 km/h.
Helene, which swept through the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico and the western part of Cuba this Wednesday, is heading towards Florida with a strong possibility of arriving as a devastating storm.
According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), catastrophic storm surges are likely along the Big Bend coast, where flooding could reach up to six meters.
Helene could intensify to category 3 or 4 before making landfall, which has led to the evacuation of people living in vulnerable impact areas in Florida, as well as the closure of schools and the declaration of emergency in several counties.
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