Hurricane Milton has left more than two million homes and buildings without electricity after making landfall in the state of FloridaUSA. Although it weakened upon reaching the state, with a category 2 and maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (105 miles), it has left havoc.
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This Thursday, October 10, this phenomenon has lost intensity as it passes through Florida and has dropped to category one, with maximum sustained winds of 144 kilometers per hour (90 miles per hour) and is heading towards the Atlantic.
Fatal victims after the hurricane
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has warned that the emergency continues due to the large amount of rain that the hurricane has left in its wake.
The authorities have already confirmed at least two killed by cyclone-related tornado in St. Lucie County, on the west coast of Florida.
The St.Lucie County Sheriff’s Department assured the channel WPTV what happened “multiple deaths” at the Spanish Lakes Country Club, where seniors reside.
Likewise, St. Lucie County spokesman Erick Gil assured the channel WFLA that There were dozens of homes affecteds, which “have been damaged, some of them with catastrophic effects.”
Hurricane Milton destroyed part of Tropicana Field roof
One of the hardest hit cities is St. Petersburg, in Pinellas County, where Milton’s force destroyed part of the roof of Tropicana Field stadiumhome of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team, where emergency personnel were located.
Several videos posted on social networks showed how the wind had torn off the roof leaving only the structure that supported it. Firefighters reported that the people inside the stadium were fine.
Added to this is that a major water main broke, which has affected the drinking water supply in this city, which is part of Tampa Bay.
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