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Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears

Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears



More than a million people told to evacuate as category 4 storm projected to hit Tampa Bay region by WednesdayHurricane latest – live updatesFlorida’s western coast was making emergency preparations Tuesday for the impact of Hurricane Milton, with thousands of evacuees clogging highways and the mayor of Tampa warning residents bluntly “you are going to die” if they stayed behind.The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Milton would retain major hurricane status and “expand in size” as it approached Florida after passing the Mexican city of Mérida before swerving north towards the US. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/us-florida-mexico-hurricane-milton-tampa-bay-storm

Author : Oliver Holmes, Edward Helmore and agencies

Publish date : 2024-10-08 18:37:41

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