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Hurricane Milton damages Florida with tornadoes and flooding
Hurricane Milton wreaked havoc in Florida, spawning tornadoes, torrential rains, and furious winds that damaged homes and knocked out electricity to millions of people. While the National Hurricane Center said on Thursday that the storm, which had landed on the state's western coast hours earlier, had fallen to a Category 1 hurricane, it was still moving over Florida at 150 km/h (93 mph). On Wednesday, Milton landed as a Category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key, Florida, at about 8:30 pm (00:30 GMT). It had maximum sustained winds of 195km/h (121mph).
Deadly Floods and Landslides Kill 148 in Nepal, Rescue Efforts Ongoing
Severe floods and landslides have claimed at least 148 lives in Nepal, with more than 100 others injured, according to police reports. The disasters follow two days of torrential rainfall that overwhelmed the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas, leaving over 50 people still missing as of Sunday. Rescue teams have saved approximately 3,600 people. Residents described leaping "from one roof to another" to escape rising floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes. Rescue operations, using helicopters and inflatable rafts, are still underway, despite predictions of continued rain through Tuesday. Some flood victims were able to return to their homes on Sunday, but many remain stranded due to blocked roads between towns and villages.
Pager and walkie-talkie strikes on Hezbollah were daring and well-planned
It may take years to get the complete tale of how Hezbollah planned coordinated explosions of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies. Even without Israel formally admitting guilt, it is apparent that the strike was meticulously prepared, no matter how unclear the outcome. Experts suspect that a little stable explosive was carefully inserted into each sabotaged device. Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity professor at Surrey University, says, "There wouldn't need to be much explosive, as proximity to a human body means it would cause injury even if it were just a few grams."
Israeli attack kills at least 14 people in central Syria, according to state media
Israeli missiles have killed at least 14 individuals in central Syria, according to state media reports. According to SANA, Syria's official news agency, the attack on Sunday night caused a fire and material damage near the city of Masyaf in Hama province. The update, which reportedly reported 43 injured, adds to the previous reports of five dead and 19 wounded. Around 11:20 p.m. on Sunday, the Israeli enemy started an air attack from northwestern Lebanon, targeting several military sites in Syria's central region, a military source told SANA.
Israeli strike on Gaza school building reportedly kills dozens
An Israeli air assault on a school facility housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City killed dozens of people, according to Hamas-run authorities in the area. According to an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokeswoman, al-Taba'een school "served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility" with roughly 20 "militants" working there. The health ministry's ambulance service reported that at least 60 people were killed and 47 injured.