(ANSA) - ROMA, 27 SET - epa10209424 St Petersburg city
workers and volunteers are delivering UP sand bags to the
residents as the city prepares for Hurricane Ian in Lake
Maggiore Park in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, 27 September
2022. The system is expected to grow by Tuesday 27 September
afternoon into a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds and 165
mph gusts in the Gulf of Mexico before turning, slowing down its
forward speed and making a beeline to Florida's Gulf Coast,
according to the National Hurricane Center. EPA/CRISTOBAL
HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH (ANSA).