Red alert: Tropical Cyclone IKE-08 Category 4 affected 2.2 million people with wind speeds of hurricane strength or stronger in Turks Caicos Is..

Tropical Cyclone IKE-08 of Saffir-Simpson Category 4 affected 16 million people with winds above 39mph (63 km/h) and 2.2 million people with hurricane wind strengths (74mph or 119 km/h). In addition, 35 thousand people are living in coastal areas below 5m and can therefore be affected by storm surge.