Important update

People of Florida must pay attention to the weather updates by Florida weather department and make sure that they move to a safer place as Hurricane Milton's winds and expected massive storm surge, which could bring destruction to areas already reeling from Helene's devastation 12 days ago and still recovering from Ian's wrath two years ago (“Florida braces for Hurricane Milton,” Oct.8, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, Almost the entirety of Florida's west coast was under a hurricane warning early Tuesday as the storm and its 155 mph (250 kph) winds crept toward the state at 9 mph (14 kph), sucking energy from the Gulf of Mexico's warm water. The strongest Atlantic hurricane on record is 1980's Allen, which reached wind speeds of 190 mph (306 kph) as it moved through the Caribbean and Gulf before striking Texas and Mexico.

I am sure if Florida people pay attention to the directions of the weather department they can cope with the difficult time of Hurricane Milton and avoid any ill-fated incidents.

Zubair Arain,

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