Image: REFILE – CORRECTING DATE A lifeguard hut is pictured as Hurricane Irma arrives in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., September 10, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Sunday he has requested a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump and warned that devastating storm surges will hit the western coast of Florida as Hurricane Irma churns northward.
“There is a serious threat of significant storm surge flooding along the entire west coast of Florida and 15 feet of impact above ground level in southwest Florida,” he said at a news conference.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu and Patrick Rucker; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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