Washington. A major storm is about to hit America for the second time in 10 days. A warning has been issued in Florida regarding Hurricane Milton. The National Hurricane Center has placed it in Category 5 of the most destructive storms. There is a risk of huge loss of life and property in this category.
Milton may hit ‘Tampa Bay’, a densely populated area of Florida, on Wednesday. Now it is 1000 km from Tampa. Tampa’s population is more than 3 million. The storm is expected to weaken as it reaches Tampa Bay. After this it will move from central Florida towards the Atlantic Ocean.
Hurricane Milton is currently passing through the Gulf of Mexico. The speed of the storm on Monday night was about 285 km. It’s headed to Florida State. Due to the storm, emergency alerts have been issued in 51 of Florida’s 67 counties. Coastal areas in Florida are being evacuated. So far, about 5 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places. Hurricane Helen had hit America before. At least 225 people died in this.