US President Joe Biden has begged Florida residents to flee Hurricane Milton, warning that the Category 5 storm could turn into the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century.
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As of Tuesday, Milton returned to the maximum Category 5 designation, generating maximum sustained winds of 165 mph , the National Hurricane Center said. Airlines put on extra flights out of Tampa, Orlando, Fort Myers and Sarasota, as highways clogged up with escaping traffic and gas stations sold out of fuel.Hurricane expert Michael Lowry warned that in the Tampa area, home to about three million people, Milton's storm surge"could double the storm surge levels observed two weeks ago during Helene," which brought massive flooding.
"It's crude. Have you no empathy, man, for the suffering of other people? Have you no sense of purpose if you purport to be a leader?" she said, challenging Trump directly, during an interview with late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert. Normally she would ride out the storm at a friend's elevated apartment, she told AFP,"but I'm not taking any chances this time around."Scientists say global warming has a role in intense storms as warmer ocean surfaces release more water vapor, providing additional energy for storms, which exacerbates their winds.
In Mexico's Yucatan, strong winds toppled trees and pylons, and heavy rain caused flooding, but the peninsula avoided major damage or casualties as the storm barreled offshore.
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