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Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida

By Brad Brooks and Leonora LaPeter Anton FORT PIERCE, Florida/ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that was feared. Governor Ron DeSantis said the state had avoided the “worst-case scenario,” though he cautioned the damage was still significant […]

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Extremely dangerous Hurricane Milton makes landfall on Florida’s west coast

By Leonora LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, striking a little sooner and further south than forecast, offering the state a glimmer of hope it might be spared the worst of the anticipated catastrophe. The storm made landfall around 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT) as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kph) near […]

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Category 5 monster hurricane Milton heads for Florida: millions ordered to flee

By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Evan Garcia TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton barreled toward Florida’s battered Gulf Coast as an enormous Category 5 storm on Tuesday, triggering massive traffic jams and fuel shortages as officials ordered more than 1 million people to flee before it slams into the Tampa Bay area. Milton, which exploded on Monday into one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record, was forecast to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday, […]

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