Miami Beach Mayor: Irma Is a ‘Nuclear Hurricane’

[excerpt MacCALLUM My next ░░░░░░░░ is mayor of a ░░░░░░░░ under mandatory evacuation right ░░░░░░░░ and he has called ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear hurricane and ░░░░░░░░ feels like that for ░░░░░░░░ islands that have been ░░░░░░░░ its path so far ░░░░░░░░ Levine is the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Miami Beach Florida Mayor ░░░░░░░░ tonight What is going ░░░░░░░░ there Has everyone left ░░░░░░░░ us a sense of ░░░░░░░░ it is like in ░░░░░░░░ Beach tonight LEVINE Well ░░░░░░░░ can tell you I ░░░░░░░░ on Ocean Drive right ░░░░░░░░ which is usually full ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ a lot of fun ░░░░░░░░ now it s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ there s no one ░░░░░░░░ walking around but a ░░░░░░░░ of camera crews We ░░░░░░░░ telling people to leave ░░░░░░░░ Beach about three days ░░░░░░░░ before mandatory evacuation We ░░░░░░░░ this storm incredibly serious ░░░░░░░░ s why I called ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear hurricane It ░░░░░░░░ dangerous it is coming ░░░░░░░░ way The mandatory evacuation ░░░░░░░░ came yesterday we are ░░░░░░░░ it people are leaving ░░░░░░░░ I ll tell you ░░░░░░░░ thing which is great ░░░░░░░░ s orderly it s ░░░░░░░░ our causeways in and ░░░░░░░░ of the beach have ░░░░░░░░ very good very clear ░░░░░░░░ people are leaving Now ░░░░░░░░ are doing everything we ░░░░░░░░ to tell them to ░░░░░░░░ We know it s ░░░░░░░░ serious it s that ░░░░░░░░ If any of your ░░░░░░░░ are watching and living ░░░░░░░░ Miami Beach please leave ░░░░░░░░ have buses to take ░░░░░░░░ to shelters we have ░░░░░░░░ we are on top ░░░░░░░░ speaking to our seniors ░░░░░░░░ organize them our homeless ░░░░░░░░ and our special needs ░░░░░░░░ MacCALLUM In terms of ░░░░░░░░ shelters do you have ░░░░░░░░ space for all of ░░░░░░░░ people that need to ░░░░░░░░ in them LEVINE Well ░░░░░░░░ know that we have ░░░░░░░░ tremendous amount of shelters ░░░░░░░░ over Miami Dade county ░░░░░░░░ something a lot of ░░░░░░░░ won t to go ░░░░░░░░ the shelters They will ░░░░░░░░ stay with friends or ░░░░░░░░ inland away from the ░░░░░░░░ areas You never know ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ As your meteorologist just ░░░░░░░░ Hurricane Andrew was going ░░░░░░░░ come towards Miami Beach ░░░░░░░░ it went to Homestead ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ take into account all ░░░░░░░░ this Once again we ░░░░░░░░ telling everybody leave Miami ░░░░░░░░ I never thought I ░░░░░░░░ ever say that but ░░░░░░░░ m saying it these ░░░░░░░░