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1 dead, 23 rescued after being trapped underground in Colorado gold mine: Officials

Friday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One person is dead and nearly two dozen others were rescued Thursday after being stuck underground due to an equipment failure in a Colorado gold mine, officials said.The individuals were part of a tour group and became stuck near the bottom...

Hurricane Miltons lasting impact on health is just beginning, studies suggest

Friday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- As Florida struggles to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Milton, and the lingering effects from Helene two weeks earlier, the long-term health consequences could be devastating, studies suggest.A recent study published in the journal Nature examining nearly 500 tropical...

St. Petersburg woman who lives across from Tropicana Field recounts Hurricane Milton: It was horrifying

Thursday, October 10 by ABC News

(ST.PETERSBURG, Fla.) -- As Hurricane Milton pummeled the St. Petersburg area, with winds strong enough to shred the roof of Tropicana Field, Kristy Austin said it sounded like a "freight train" was coming through her apartment building."It sounded like the ocean was hitting our...

Hurricane Milton damage emerges after storm passes into Atlantic Ocean

Thursday, October 10 by ABC News

(TAMPA, Fla.) -- The fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, was left in tatters, a 10,000-square-foot sheriff's facility was demolished and several people were killed at a senior living community in St. Lucie County. That was among the widespread damage emerging...

Emergency landing at JFK after Turkish Airlines pilot dies midflight

Thursday, October 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after one of its pilots died.Flight 204 was traveling from Seattle to Istanbul when it was diverted to John F. Kennedy International Airport for an emergency landing at approximately 6...

When will airports in Tampa and Orlando areas reopen post-Hurricane Milton?

Thursday, October 10 by ABC News

(TAMPA, Fla.) -- Cleanup and damage assessments are underway at airports in Florida after Hurricane Milton barreled into the state's western coast as a Category 3 storm.Multiple airports in the Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando areas closed in the hours and days ahead of landfall,...

Hurricane Milton damage begins to emerge as storm passes into Atlantic Ocean

Thursday, October 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Florida authorities began assessing the damage left by Hurricane Milton's passage across the state early Thursday, as the storm passed into the Atlantic Ocean after a night of high winds, torrential rain and storm surge.Milton made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast...