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The people in Florida found help after the floods
Four days after Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction in the US’ Florida, people living on Florida Keys had to be evacuated from their homes. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 4 storm on October 15 before weakening to a post-tropical storm on October 16. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said…
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The time is short to leave for a storm
Several US states are defending TikTok against claims that it is damaging teen mental health because it’s aimed to keep young people engaged. Attorneys general have said the features on the app “are harmful” to teens. The states want TikTok to change features that they say are harmful to teens. Florida is the worst-affected state…
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As it bears down on Florida, the category strength increases to Category 3
The Florida Department of Emergency Services announced that schools and government facilities in the state are closed due to the “decay” of Tampa International Airport. It added that the airports will remain closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, amid preparations for Hurricane Milton. The US National Hurricane Centre has said that Milton is expected to make…
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As it goes down in Florida, it becomes Category 3 strength
The US state of Florida has expanded its emergency declaration to cover 51 of its 67 counties as ‘Big Bend’ Hurricane Milton approaches the state. There is a chance that almost 6.8 million people in Florida will leave their homes when the state has its biggest emergency since Hurricane 2017, Florida Emergency Management director Kevin…