The BBC Weather App shows winds at 13508 mph in London, Britain in this screengrab taken on October 10, 2024. BBC Weather App/Handout via REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons woke up to alarming news on Thursday, with the widely used BBC Weather app forecasting winds 150 times stronger than Hurricane Milton, due to a data malfunction.
With television news channels showing Milton smashing into Florida in the United States, the unprecedented winds forecast on the BBC Weather app prompted many people to turn to social media for an explanation.
