Water levels on the Paraguay River, a crucial economic lifeline for the region, have fallen 89 centimetres below the benchmark metre at the river port of the capital city Asunción, marking the lowest level recorded in 120 years, according to Paraguay's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.
Commerce was disrupted on the central waterway and created hazards for local transport, offering a grim warning for other parts of the world.
Multiple fatalities have already been reported as Hurricane Milton wrecks havoc along the Florida coastline
Hurricane Milton crashed into the Florida coast Wednesday, packing furious winds and triggering life-threatening storm surges across a region still reeling from another massive storm two weeks before.- 'The other storm' - Milton struck just two weeks after another major hurricane, Helene, devastated Florida and other southeastern states -- killing at least 235 people, with emergency crews still working to provide relief.
Hurricane Milton doubled the requirements for rapid intensification when it grew from a Category 1 to a Category 5 storm
"If you're someone who saw the mayor of Tampa get on CNN and say that 'If you stay, you're going to die,' and you're confused on why anyone would ever stay in Tampa if our mayor just said we're going to die, you're missing a really key piece of this..."
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"If you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you are going to die."
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Florida Republican Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez suggested Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) should have her “head examined” after she claimed humans can control the weather. “Humans cannot create or control hurricanes,” Gimenez posted on the social platform X, as Hurricane Milton bore down on his home state. “Anyone who thinks they can, needs…
Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said. The category 3 storm hit shores near Siesta Key in Sarasota County around 8.30pm local time on Wednesday, bringing sustained winds of 120mph, the NHC in Miami said. More than 1.5 million homes and businesses were without power - the highest of which were in Sarasota County and neighbouring Manatee County, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility reports.
Joe Biden warned the US faces its worst storm in 100 years as Hurricane Milton looked set to batter Florida on Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor said "if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're gonna die."
In an Instagram Stories posted on Tuesday, the influencer and author said she lives in a 'mandatory evacuation' zone in Sarasota
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Taylor Swift has made a significant donation toward helping those affected by Hurricanes Milton and Helene, which have in the past two weeks ravaged parts of the Southeast.
When the effort to boost one's polling numbers involves suppressing lifesaving information, it's clear that American politics have hit a cynical apex.
Hurricane Milton is set to bring wind speeds of up to 155mph with a local mayor urging residents to get out of the evacuation zones or die.
There were more than 70 alerts warning of possible flooding on Tuesday evening.
Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state. Milton drew fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters, twice reaching Category 5 status. The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (205 kph) when it roared ashore in Siesta Key, Florida, at 8:30 p.m., the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit. The situation in the Tampa area was still a major emergency as St. Petersburg recorded over 16 inches (41 centimeters) of rain, prompting the National Weather Service to warn of flash flooding.
