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'Dear Hurricane Milton': Tampa 5th grade students write letters in the aftermath of the storm

Dear Hurricane Milton
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TAMPA, Fla — Hurricane Milton left everyone in and around Tampa with many emotions and thoughts. One group we don't usually hear from is the children impacted by the storm—until now.

Dr. Rewa Chisholm, a 5th grade teacher at Cambridge Christian School, had students write letters to Hurricane Milton. Students shared how they felt before, during, and after the hurricane.

One student writes "Water was leaking into my room. We prayed to God."

Dear Hurricane Milton

Most students hoped to never hear from Milton again. One student wrote "Please stay out in the ocean and not cause anymore damage."

Dear Hurricane Milton

Read the full letters here:
Dear Hurricane Milton by ABC Action News on Scribd

'It's someone's loved one': Tampa approves land swap to preserve the stolen graves at Zion Cemetery

The City of Tampa said council members approved a land swap agreement to transfer privately owned land believed to be Zion, Tampa's first African American cemetery.

Zion Cemetery land swap approved by Tampa City Council