October 8, 2024 10:32 AM

Monster hurricane Milton threatens an already battered Florida

 The Category 5 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path. The densely populated west coast of Florida, still reeling from the devastating Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago, braced for landfall on Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center projected the storm was likely to hit near the Tampa Bay metropolitan area, home to more tha...