Thousands flee Hurricane Milton, causing traffic jams and fuel shortages

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Tampa, Florida Mayor Jane Castor warns people against riding out Hurricane Milton, calling Hurricane Helene a mere wakeup call.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/us-canada/thousands-flee-hurricane-milton-florida-october-8-2024/

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00:00Tampa, Florida, Mayor Jane Castor warns people against riding out Hurricane Milton, calling

00:06Hurricane Helene a mere wake-up call

00:08She tells residents, if you choose to stay in one of those evacuation areas, you're going

00:13to die

00:14More than a dozen coastal counties issue mandatory evacuation orders

00:19Mobile homes, nursing homes and assisted living facilities also face mandatory evacuation

00:25Motorists wait in long lines to fill their tanks, only to find out that fuel had run

00:30out

00:31Milton packs maximum sustained winds of 165 mph or 270 kmph

00:37The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Milton will make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane,

00:42a step down from the previous day's Category 5

00:46Forecasts show the hurricane roughly doubling in size by the time it makes landfall late

00:50Wednesday or early Thursday

00:52Six states are still reeling from Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 200 people

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