Florida braces for Hurricane Milton less than fortnight after Helene devastation
Oct 08, 2024
US forecasters and officials fear category 4 storm could make landfall in dangerously exposed Tampa areaHurricane Milton is expected to sweep past Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, bringing sustained winds of nearly 155 mph (250km/h), as the category 4 storm heads towards Florida’s dangerously exposed Tampa Bay.The storm’s trajectory suggested it would pass the Mexican city of Mérida, home to 1.2 million people, in the early hours of Tuesday morning before swerving north towards the US. Mexican officials have been bussing people out of low-lying coastal areas. Continue reading...