Iran Press/ America: Rescuers pulled scores of people from flooded or damaged buildings and vehicles after Hurricane Milton tore across Florida overnight, ripping the roof off Tropicana Field, slamming a tower crane into a building in St. Petersburg, and knocking out power to about a third of the state.
On the opposite coast from landfall, tornadoes killed at least four people, and the authorities expected the death toll to rise.
Officials and residents were just beginning to tally the damage early on Thursday.
The heavily populated Tampa Bay area appeared to have escaped devastating storm surge — “This was not the worst-case scenario,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said — but barrier islands along the Gulf Coast reported heavy flooding. In Sarasota, Milton uprooted trees, stripped the sides of buildings, and tossed yachts onto the waterfront.
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