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Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 3, threatens Mexico, Florida

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Hurricane Milton intensified rapidly on Monday, with dangerous winds and life-threatening storm surges forecast for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before the storm is set to slam into Florida by Wednesday.

“Milton is now a Category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 kmh,” the US National Hurricane Center said.

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