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Florida farmers face 'unprecedented financial strain'

Are tolls still suspended in Florida after Hurricane Milton? What we know

Florida tolls were suspended earlier this month to prepare residents for Hurricane Milton. Have they all been reinstated yet? Here's what to know.

Action News Jax on MSN · 7h

Hurricane Milton to cause ‘unprecedented financial strain’ on Florida’s already struggling farmers

Simpson estimated that Milton alone caused between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion in damages. This comes on top of over $1.5 billion already sustained from hurricanes Idalia, Debby, and Helene, which hit Florida in rapid succession over the past year.

Yahoo · 15h

Florida farmers face ‘unprecedented financial strain’ after Hurricane Milton

According to state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson, Hurricane Milton’s damages to farmers and ranchers may double the statewide agricultural destruction from three other storms that have pummeled Florida since August 2023.

Hurricane Helene scrambled the election in North Carolina

America Magazine · 1h

Reporting from Hurricane Helene’s ground zero: No ‘safe havens’

No community or U.S. region can consider itself safe from the extreme weather events that global warming is seeding and supercharging.

FOX News on MSN · 2h

Hurricane Helene: More than 90 reported dead in North Carolina, 26 unaccounted for

Authorities in North Carolina have confirmed 95 storm-related fatalities from Hurricane Helene and say 26 people are unaccounted for.

ABC7 · 2h

26 people remain unaccounted for in North Carolina following Hurricane Helene

Last week, 92 people were unaccounted for, officials said. Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26, wreaking havoc across the Southeast from Florida to Virginia. Helene destroyed homes and roads,

Florida flesh-eating bacteria cases spike

USA Today · 11h

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise to record level after hurricanes in Florida

The bacteria can infect a person with an open wound, such as a cut, and can cause the skin and soft tissue around the wound to quickly break down.

WWSB Tampa on MSN · 51m

Florida reports uptick in flesh-eating bacteria following hurricanes

Florida Department of Health is reporting an increase of cases of a flesh-eating bacteria following recent hurricanes.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Florida following recent hurricanes

Several counties in Florida are experiencing an unusual increase in Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria that can lead to flesh-eating infections.

What to know about Biltmore Estate reopening after Hurricane Helene

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI North Carolina’s Biltmore Estate will soon reopen after being forced to close when floodwaters pushed by ...

Your Observer8h

Hurricane Helene storm surge left some Longboat residents with little

While cleaning up after Hurricane Helene’s severe storm surge, residents of Buttonwood Harbour shared experiences about ...

Naples Daily News on MSN8h

Collier County 911 calls during Hurricane Milton: Almost twice as many as Hurricane Helene

A public records request to the Collier County Sheriff's Office revealed the amount of 911 calls it received during Hurricane ...

USA Today26d

Hurricane Helene tracker: Projected path of 'catastrophic' storm in Florida after landfall

Hurricane Helene strengthened into an "extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane" before making landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane ...

NPR26d

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm

"Regardless, Helene is forecast to be a large major hurricane when it reaches the Big Bend coast of Florida." The NHC says the "large size of Helene" — with tropical-storm-force winds ...