23 minutes agoAt least 11 people dead from Hurricane Milton in Florida
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(2 years ago)At least 11 people have died as a result of the winds that Milton pushed forward in Florida, officials have said, although the storm has not been in catastrophic proportions, as predicted. The Tornado lay in Florida on Wednesday afternoon, leaving roads blocked as a result of the collapse of trees and electric cables. [...]
The Tornado lay in Florida on Wednesday afternoon, leaving roads blocked as a result of the collapse of trees and electric cables.
About 3 million homes and businesses are without electricity.
Authorities have said that the winds, not the large quantity of water, have caused the deaths of 11 people.
“has been quite frightening”, said Susan Stepp, 70-year-old resident on the eastern coast of Florida, where four residents of a home for the elderly died.
“Have found dead people in the tree”, she told the AFP news agency.
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Deaths were recorded in St. Lucia County, Volussia, Petersburg, and the city of Tampa.
Hurricane Milton has landed on the coast of Florida as a third - category storm, striking hard this region, which has not yet risen from the next hurricane, Helen, who struck the country two weeks ago and killed 237 people.
Scientists believe that torrential rains and devastating storms have become more severe and frequent because of climate change.
Each time the water on the surface of the oceans warms, storm opportunities become greater. REL
