Hurricane "Wilma", which struck Florida, left more than six million residents of the state without electricity. According to various reports, the death toll from Hurricane "Wilma" in the US state of Florida ranged from 5 to 6 people. In total, on the islands of the Caribbean Sea and in the countries of the eastern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, "Wilma" claimed the lives of at least 25 people. \n \nThe epicenter of the hurricane moved away from the territory of Florida and was located 370 km east of West Palm Beach. The wind speed at the epicenter of the hurricane, which has been assigned the third degree of danger, is about 200 km/h. \n \nThe hurricane is accompanied by torrential rain, and waves up to 2.5 meters high are crashing onto the coast. The wind is tearing roofs off houses, knocking down trees, and windows have blown out in high-rise buildings. As a result of falling trees and collapsing house roofs, 3 (according to other reports, 4) people died, another one - as a result of a traffic accident during evacuation, another one - became the victim of a heart attack. \n \nAccording to various estimates, the damage from this hurricane ranges from 2 to 9 billion dollars. \n \nAccording to the director of the US National Hurricane Center, Max Mayfield, "this is a very dangerous hurricane." It is expected that "Wilma" will move along the Atlantic coast of Florida, threatening the cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale, reports the BBC. Further, the projected trajectory of "Wilma" goes east of the Atlantic coast of the United States.