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Hurricane Milton caused the roof of the Tropicana State Building to collapse.
Tornadoes and floods caused by Hurricane Milton have caused devastation in America. So far 16 people have died in Florida due to the hurricane. At the same time, there is no electricity in about 30 lakh houses and offices. According to the New York Times, 120 houses have been destroyed due to the storm.
Milton caused 10-15 inches of rainfall in Central Florida, causing flooding. The US Coast Guard on Thursday rescued a man stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. He was trying to save his life in the water with the help of a life jacket and cooler.
Milton is the third hurricane of the year to hit Florida. It hit the beach in Siesta, Florida on Thursday (October 10). Earlier it was a Category 5 storm. At the time of collision it had become Category 3. Due to the storm, America's National Weather Service had issued warnings of 126 tornadoes.
8 photos related to the storm…
The Coast Guard rescued a man by helicopter amid strong waves in the Gulf of Mexico.
Video shows the atmosphere before and after the storm hits Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
Rescue team taking out people trapped in a house in Florida from the window.
In Lakeland County, people were seen carrying their belongings to a safe place amid the flood.
Shops on Siesta Beach were destroyed by the storm.
Many cars drowned due to floods in Clearwater County, Florida.
Many stores in Florida were damaged due to the tornado and flooding.
A crane crashed into a construction building in St. Petersburg due to the tornado.
9 thousand National Guards deployed for help
Preparations are underway to reopen Tampa International Airport on Friday (October 11) after the storm subsides. Pentagon Press Secretary General Pat Ryder said that 6500 people of the Florida National Guard have been deployed to help people in the devastation caused by the storm.
Apart from this, 3 thousand guards from 19 states have also been deployed. Apart from this, 26 helicopters and more than 500 high-water vehicles have also been sent for support.
Second storm in Florida in 15 days
Milton is the second major hurricane to hit Florida within 15 days. Earlier, more than 200 people had died due to Hurricane Helen in Florida. More than 12 states of America were affected by Hurricane Helen. Whereas Florida was most affected. Helen's Read the full news here…
What is the difference between Typhoon, Hurricane and Tornado?
Storm is a kind of disturbance in the atmosphere, which comes through strong winds and is accompanied by rain, snow or hail. When they occur on land, they are called normal storms, but storms that arise from the sea are called hurricanes. Hurricanes are more dangerous than ordinary storms.
Hurricane, cyclone and typhoon are the same thing. Cyclones are called by different names all over the world. For example, cyclones formed in North America and Caribbean Islands are called hurricanes, cyclones coming in Philippines, Japan and China are called typhoons and storms coming around Australia and the Indian Ocean i.e. India are called cyclones.
From the point of view of the oceans, cyclones formed in the Atlantic and North-West Oceans are called hurricanes. Storms that form in the northwest Pacific Ocean are called typhoons. At the same time, the storms that arise in the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are called cyclones.
For this reason, the sea storms that come in the areas around India are called cyclones. At the same time, tornadoes are also strong storms, but they are not cyclones, because they are mostly formed on land rather than in the sea. Most of the tornadoes occur in America.
