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Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 3 storm headed towards Florida - National | Globalnews.ca

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Hurricane Milton grows into a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (193 kph) Hurricane warnings issued for parts of Florida and a hurricane warning for the Mexican coast.

Milton could make landfall Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida .

The storm-ravaged Gulf Coast in Florida was expected to hit less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck.

Federal disaster assistance has surpassed $137 million since Helene struck more than a week ago .

More than 800 people unable to return home are staying in lodging provided through FEMA .

22 shelters are still housing nearly 1,000 people as mobile feeding operations continue to help survivors.

FEMA has the capacity to address multiple disasters simultaneously, agency says.

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