The clean-up is under way in Florida after Hurricane Milton swept through, leaving death and destruction in its wake.
The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much damage was done to Tropicana Field, which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of Hurricane Milton as the deadly storm barrelled across much of Florida.The team said no one was injured when the St. Petersburg ballpark was struck by the storm on Wednesday night, local time.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said earlier in the week that there were plans for the ballpark to serve as a “temporary base camp” to support debris cleanup operations and temporarily house some first responders. But those plans were changed as the storm neared, amid concerns that the roof simply would not survive Milton’s wrath.“They were relocated,” DeSantis said. “Tropicana Field is a routine staging area for these things. The roof on that ...
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