Tropical cyclones

Authorities in the U.S. anxiously await daylight in Florida (seven hours behind Greece) to begin assessing the damage and impact of Hurricane Milton.

Florida is on high alert as residents prepare for Hurricane Milton, expected to strike the area in about 14 hours. In this tense climate, Greek-Americans Malamatenia and Ilias Moros, speaking exclusively to protothema.gr, convey the pulse of the current situation.

The European Commission proposed Tuesday to provide Greece with €101.5 million in aid to support recovery efforts from the disastrous floods of September 2023.

The support is part of a €1 billion package to help Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Austria and France to deal with the impacts of the severe floods that hit these countries in 2023.

Anticipated is overcast weather coupled with rainfall, indicating an impending drop in temperatures. With atmospheric pressure on a gradual decline, Bulgaria is poised to encounter conditions below the usual average for this time of the month.

The European Commission on Tuesday approved an advance payment of 25.3 million euros to Greece under the European Solidarity Fund (EUSF), "to ease the financial burden of reconstruction efforts" caused by Storm Daniel, a deadly cyclone that hit the country in September 2023.

Tropical Storm Idalia strengthened as it passed by the western tip of Cuba on Monday, taking aim at the Gulf coast of Florida as forecasters predicted it could become a hurricane "at any time."

More than 100,000 people had been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall Thursday of a fierce cyclone which could devastate homes and tear down power lines.

More than half of the deaths were recorded in the southern Bangsamoro region, mostly due to rain-triggered landslides, the national emergency service said, Reuters reported.
According to reports, more than 60 people are missing, while 69 are injured.

Severe Tropical Storm Nalgae slammed into the Philippines on Oct. 29, after unleashing flash floods and landslides that left at least 45 people dead according to a sharply revised official tally.

Powerful typhoon Nanmadol approaching southwestern Japan is disrupting transportation services across wide areas of the country.