Tornados, flooding leave 10 dead in hurricane’s wake

AFP | Sarasota, US

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At least 10 people were dead after Hurricane Milton smashed into Florida, US authorities said yesterday, after the monster weather system sent tornados spinning across the state and flooded swaths of the Tampa Bay area.

The major hurricane ripped across the state west to east before roaring into the Atlantic, leaving roads blocked by downed trees and powerlines in its wake. Some three million people are without power. So far, though, it appears that tornadoes, rather than the floodwaters, have been responsible for the storm’s deaths. Still, the southeastern US state was able to avoid the level of catastrophic devastation officials had feared.