BBCNEWS Newsday October 9, 2024
We start in the united states, where hurricane milton has re—strengthened to a category five storm, as it barrels straight towards florida. People there are evacuating en masse, ahead of wednesday's projected landfall. The national hurricane center says the storm has doubled in size since tuesday. Local authorities and weather experts say milton will bring you a destructive storm surge, and some areas will not be survivable. Hundreds of flights have been cancelled. It's expected to bring strong winds of up to 165 mph or 270 kph. Milton comes just days after hurricane helene tore through the ...