This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Alex Ritzen and at 13 hours GMT on Thursday the 10th of October,

these are our main stories.

Hurricane Milton has swept its way across the US state of Florida,

leaving more than 3 million homes and businesses without power.

Health officials in Gaza say an Israeli airstrike has killed more than 20 people at a school sheltering displaced people.

Also in this podcast in tennis. Paul a Toldos is here to communicate

that meridido the tennis professional.

The Spanish 22 time grand slam champion Raphael Nidal has announced he's retiring from professional tennis

and the South Korean author Hank Kang has won the Nobel literature prize for her intense prose confronting the fragility of life.

It was predicted to be one of the worst storms ever to hit Florida and sure enough

Hurricane Milton made landfall off the west coast on Wednesday night bringing with

it tornadoes life-threatening winds and the risk of storm surges.

More than 3 million homes and businesses were without power and more than 100 homes have been

destroyed.

Officials in St. Lucie County say a number of people

were killed in a tornado as it ripped through a mobile home community before Milton came ashore

in the city of St. Petersburg.

Wins tour off the roof of a Major League Baseball Stadium.

As we record this podcast, the storm is heading into the Atlantic Ocean,

but high winds and heavy rainfall are still lashing eastern and central areas of the state.

The Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, had this warning for the residents of the affected areas.

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