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October 18, 2018

Hurricane Michael Death Toll Tops 30 as Rescue Efforts Continue
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The death toll from Category 4 Hurricane Michael has risen to 33 people,
as search-and-rescue efforts continue a week after the devastating storm
flattened parts of the Florida Panhandle. As many as 160,000 homes and
businesses across the southeast United States still have no power, and
over 1,000 people are still living in emergency shelters. Hurricane
Michael was one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the U.S.
mainland. Meteorologists say it was supercharged by warmer-than-usual
water in the Gulf of Mexico.


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